fractures and amputation | Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

colle's fracture - Fx of distal radius Most common in adults Usually occurs when someone attempts to break a fall with an outstretched arm and hand potential complications of humeral fracture - radial nerve injury and vascular injury to the brachial artery as a result of laceration, transection or muscle spasm. fracture that is associates with highest mortality rate - pelvis 90% of hip fractures are due to what? - fall nursing considerations for hip fracture - Out of Bed 1st Post op day!! HOB not elevated more than 45 degrees LMWH, Coumadin, Teds Always place a large pillow between legs when turning no greater than 90 degree flexion types of joint surgeries - Synovectomy Osteotomy Débridement Arthroplasty fracture - Disruption or break in continuity of the structure of bone difference in open and closed fractures - Open—skin broken and bone and soft tissue exposed Closed—skin intact