Broken Bone

One of the preventative measures that a patient can do, would be to have a bone

* Simple fracture. This is when your injury causes a single crack across the bone.

Common fractures that occur in the spine, hips, and wrist are frequently related to osteoporosis. Sometimes mild stressors such as coughing or bending over may cause a fracture of brittle and weakened bones related to osteoporosis. Bone is live tissue that is continuously damaged and repaired.

A fracture is a broken bone. Some of the most common causes of fractures are car accidents, falls, and sports-related inuries. There are several options for treating a fracture. Open fracture treatment is when the fracture site is surgically opened or exposed. This can be with or without manipulation and with or without skeletal traction. One type of open fracture treatment is internal fixation with a fixation device. In this type of treatment the doctor repositions or "reduces" the pieces of broken bone into normal alignment. Then screws and/or metal plates are used to connect the broken bone. It may also be necessary for the doctor to insert rods through the center of the bone. Another type of treatment is open fracture treatment. With closed fracture treatment, the fracture site is not surgically opened or removed. The different methods for closed fracture treatment. These include casting, traction, and an external fixation device. Casting is used to stabilize a broken bone and keep broken bone pieces from moving during healing. The cast is usually made from fiberglass or plaster. Traction can be used stabalize the injured area. With traction the muscles and tendons around the bone are stretched. The traction is controlled by a pulley and weights system in a metal frame above the bed. In exteranal fixation

An open or compound fracture or a comminuted fracture is pretty easy to identify. However, stable fractures are not always so easy to spot. The main signs of a fracture include:

Fragility fracture is occasionally the first presentation of osteoporosis. The incidence of osteoporosis-related fractures has been reported to increase with age and over 50% of the incidents occurring in menopausal women aged > 75 years. Vertebral column and hip are the most common site of fracture contributing to a significant morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Additionally, patients with an episode of fracture has a higher chance for future fracture.

Osteoporosis, or thinning bones, can result in painful fractures. Risk factors for osteoporosis include aging, being female, low body weight, low sex hormones or menopause, smoking, and some medications. Prevention and treatment include calcium and vitamin D, exercise, and osteoporosis medications.

Femur can be diagnosis by X-ray. When femur is fractured, there is always significant blood loss from the bone. According to encyclopedia of Science, “the fracture is repaired by an operation in which the two ends of the bone are realigned and fastened together with a long metal pin.” Fracture bones can be treated but it takes longer for it heals. Sometimes bones maybe not heal because it is broking permanently. Femur is one the most important bone and fracturing femur can cause lifetime pain and hardships.

Fracture is a common incidence in both children and adults. Yearly, about 1.5 million fracture cases related to osteoporosis are recorded in the United States (Gass and Dawson-Hughes, 2006).Most fractures in adults occur mainly at old age and it has been linked to low bone mineral density (BMD), a fall or osteoporosis(Karlsson et al., 2013).

Osteoporosis causes bones to become brittle and weak. It starts when the body is not replacing bone as fast as it is loosing it. Patents can break or crack their bones from mild stress, things like tripping and bending over. The fractures usually occur in the wrist, the hip, and the spine. The disease is most

This is a “silent” disease without symptoms until the fracture occurs. The most common bones affected are the 1) spine 2) hip 3) ribs and 4) wrist. These fractures can be very severe, heading to a loss of independence, chronic pain, or possibly a stooped appearance.

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, too little bone, or both. Because of this, bones become weak and may break from a fall, or worse, break from sneezing or minor bumps (National Osteoporosis Foundation). Osteoporosis means “porous bone”. A healthy bone under a microscope looks like a honeycomb, when osteoporosis is taking place, the holes and spaces in the honeycomb are much larger than in the healthy bone. Bones that are osteoporotic have lost density, and contain abnormal tissue structure. When bones lose this density, they weaken and are more likely to break.

“A fracture is a break or disruption in the continuity of the bone that often affects mobility and sensation. It can occur anywhere in the body and at any age” (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013, p. 1144). All fractures follow the same mechanism and require similar care regardless of type or location. (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013, p. 1144)

Bone is living tissue that cyclically breaks down and is replaced. Osteoporosis happens when the rate of new bone creation flags behind the removal of old bone. This causes bones to become weak and brittle. In severe cases, falls or mild stresses—like bending over or coughing—can cause a fracture. These fractures most commonly occur in the hip, wrist or spine.

A healthy bone looks like a honeycomb. When osteoporosis creeps in, the honeycomb’s crevices are larger than in healthy bone, making them porous. As your bones become less dense, you’re more likely to experience a painful break.