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What dies at a fracture site when deprived of nutrition?
When deprived of nutrition, osteocytes at the fracture site die.
What is a simple fracture and a compound fracture?
a fracture in which skin is intact at site of fracture is a closed fracture or simple fracture whereas compound fracture or an open fracture is a fracture in which the skin is perforated and there is an open wound down to the site of the fracture.
Which treatment of a fracture requires the fracture to be exposed to view or opened at a remote site for nailing across the fracture?
open
What forms at a fracture site?
Hematona
Does a hematoma form at a fracture site?
The hematoma does usually form at the fracture site. This will generally appear as a bruised area with a lot of swelling.
What usually forms at a fracture site?
Hematona
Does osteocytes die at a fracture site?
Yes.
What forms as a fracture heals?
Bleeding occurs at the fracture site and a blood clot forms.
What is a break in the bone without penetration of the skin surface over the fracture site?
Closed fracture. If the bone is crushed or broken in multiple pieces, a comminuted fracture.
What is the icd9 code for boxers fracture RT hand?
815 04 - closed fracture, neck of metacarpal bone. **Watch for documentation as to location of fracture site
A hematoma usually forms at a fracture site?
Yes, it is the first part to repair a bone fracture. It is part one of four major events.
What does the body do after fracture repair?
Once the procedure for fracture repair is completed, the body begins to produce new tissue to bridge the fracture site and rejoin the broken pieces
