0
What is the difference between a fracture hematoma and a hematoma?
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
A hematoma is a mass of clotted blood that forms at an injury site. A fracture hematoma is a clot resulting from a break in a blood vessel within the bone, the marrow space, the periosteum, or the surrounding tissue associated with a bone fracture.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the pool of blood that develops of a fracture?
fracture hematoma
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 is the difference between a stroke and a subdural hematoma?
A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted, leading to cell death. A subdural hematoma, on the other hand, is a collection of blood between the brain and its outermost covering (the dura mater), often caused by head trauma. Both can lead to neurological symptoms, but a stroke is due to a blood vessel blockage or rupture in the brain, while a subdural hematoma is blood collecting outside the brain tissue.
What is the difference between a periorbital hematoma and a bilateral periorbital hematoma?
periorbital hematoma is 1 black eye, bilateral is 2 black eyes
What is the first event of fracture healing?
Hematoma Formation
The first major event of fracture healing is?
Hematoma formation
What is the difference between a hair line fracture and a fracture?
hair line fracture
What is the difference between a seroma and a hematoma?
seroma: filled with clear serous fluid hematoma: filled with red blood cells
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 is the difference between fracture and cleavege?
No
What is the difference between a fracture and a hairline fracture?
It's a fracture you can only see on an x-ray.
Is hematoma formed on the site of fractures?
Hematoma is a bleed below the skin, therefore it is possible that in the occurrence of a simple fracture you may acquire internal damage causing hematoma at the site of the break.
