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What bone is affected by a colles fracture?
Leg bone
What is a tibia fracture?
The tibia is the bigger bone in the lower leg. A tibia fracture is a brake in the bone.
What a fracture at ankle involving a lower leg bone is often called a?
A broken leg.
How can a person fracture a bone without a fall?
when we fall down our leg is at the bottom so when we fall our leg folds even it does not has a joint because of not having a joint our leg folds and we get a fracture
How do you splint a lower leg fracture?
Immobilize the bone, above and below the fracture,and immobilize the joints, above and below the fracture.A lower leg fracture should be splinted from above the knee to below the ankle.If the fracture is compounded, (bone pierces through the skin),DO NOT push the bone backCover to prevent infection and make the splint the current shape of the legDO NOT manipulate the limb to suit the splint.
What can happen with untreated leg fracture?
Worst case: you die from septicemia from an open fracture or from internal hemorrhage from the bone cutting an artery, else, the bone heals crooked and you walk funny.
How do you cure a leg if it has an injury?
depends on the injury, there are many ways to injure your legs. Is there a certain place on your leg it hurts? Is it a muscle or bone? The cure depends on the injury
What can cause lower leg pain?
The lower leg pain could be caused by the fall that just happened. Also the lower leg pain could be a bruised bone or a bruised muscle. It could also be a fracture in the bone.
How is a splint used to treat a leg fracture?
A splint is used to immobilize and support a leg fracture by holding the broken bone in place. This helps reduce pain, prevent further injury, and promote proper healing.
What broken bone in the leg can stunt its growth?
A fracture involving the growth plate in the leg bone (tibia or fibula) can potentially stunt its growth. Growth plates are specialized cartilage areas at the ends of bones that are responsible for longitudinal growth. If a fracture disrupts the growth plate, it can lead to unequal leg lengths or other growth abnormalities.
Will your leg heal 100 percent?
yes eventually Your bone cells should regenerate depending on how bad the fracture/break is.
What is tissue injuries?
A hard tissue injury is damage to bone tissue. A hard tissue injury is also called a "fracture" and is defined as a "loss of continuity in the substance of a bone"In other words, it's like when you break/fracture your leg/arm.
