The Haversian system houses the blood vessels in Mrs. Morgan’s compact bone. The bone tissue sticking out the skin, the bruising and the extensive bleeding from the arm are the signs and symptoms related to the disruption of these structures by her bone fractures. The bleeding and the bone tissue sticking out of the skin shows how the blood vessels within the Haversian system, such as the periosteal arteries supplying the outer area and the nutrient artery which supplies the inner part of bone have been disrupted. The disruption of these arteries within the Haversian system will then make Mrs Morgan’s humerus susceptible to avascular necrosis.
Osteoporosis Osteoporosis, meaning porous bone from the Greek language, is bone disease that gradually and steadily wears down bone tissue and its living cells. This wearing down will eventually cause the cells of bone tissue to degrade and die, leaving their “scaffolding” to be the only things only bone together. Without living cells to take up a home in this scaffolding, minor injuries such as falls, bumping into objects, and pressure that would normally be completely and would not pose any threat to bone tissue suddenly becomes a real hazard that can easily pose a threat to one’s well-being. Osteoporosis affects a person skeletal system.
The Mysterious Gorham’s Disease and its Relationship to Radiographic Imaging Gorham’s disease is an extremely rare musculoskeletal disease of unknown origin that is characterized by the uncontrolled production of distended, thin-walled vascular or lymphatic channels within bone, which leads to resorption and replacement of bone with angiomas and/or fibrosis and the destruction of bone (Lymphangiomatosis and Gorham’s Disease Alliance [LGD Alliance] 2016). This disease usually occurs in children or younger adults that are forty years or younger. Diagnosis and treatment is usually delayed due to the rarity of this disease and due to the fact that many physicians do not have the chance to learn about this disease (Patel, 2005). Because of the loss of the affected bone, the condition is also called disappearing bone disease, vanishing bone disease, and massive osteolysis. Osteolysis means the breaking down of bone. The word is broken up into bone (osteo) and breaking down or destruction (lysis) (LGD Alliance 2016). Fewer than 200 accounts of Gorham’s Disease are reported in the medical literature (National Organization of Rare Disease [NORD] 2008). The condition got its name when Gorham and his colleagues discovered two patients with massive osteolysis in 1954. In 1955, Gorham and Stout discovered further information on these cases and named the disease Gorham’s disease, sometimes called Gorham-Stout disease (Patel, 2005).
Osteopetrosis is a rare, genetic disease that causes extremely dense and brittle bones. This is because individuals affected with osteopetrosis do not have normal osteoclasts, which bones need to work correctly. Healthy bones require properly functioning osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Osteoblasts are responsible for making new bones and osteoclasts are bone cells that are responsible for bone resorption, which is the breaking down of bones and providing space for new bone marrow to grow. An individual with osteopetrosis has osteoclasts that do not function properly, therefore their bones are not healthy (Stocks, Wang, Thompson, Stocks, & Horwitz, 1998).
There are four stages of bone healing Formation of hematoma When any bone breaks it begins to bleed causing a massive formation of a blood clot known as hematoma. Blood capillaries come in the clot and fibroblasts, macrophages, osteoclasts, and osteogenic cells begin to invade the tissue of the fracture. Then granulation tissue fills in the injury. During this stage inflammation occurs, redness and swelling is visible.
Bone bruiseu is a very common finding in acute knee injury. It is more often on the lateral kneeu compartment. ( 60 )
Opening: Osteomyelitis is a rare but serious infection of the bone. Bone infection can be acute or chronic. If they’re not a properly treatment, a certain bone can be damaged permanently. It is caused by bacteria or fungi invading a bone. Bones can become infected by many ways: Infection can be located in one part of the body or can spread through the bloodstream into the bone, in some cases, the reason is an open fracture or surgery may expose the bone to infection. In children, the most popular place where bone infections occur is in the long bones of the arms and legs. On the other hand, Infection’s appearance is in the hips, spine, and feet.
* Bone injuries and fractures occur when the myeloma cells invade the bone. Osteolytic bone fractures appear as punched out areas on x-ray. Bone pain is experienced especially in the back, pelvis, ribs and skull.
A bitten tongue that does not stop bleeding. Severe pain anywhere in the body. This could be the result of a broken bone.
small piece of bone and the cartilage that covers it begins to crack and loosen.
Osteoporosis is a progressive silent disease that affects the quality of the bone, due to the decrease in bone mineral density , the bone becomes more porous and fragile, and the risk of fracture will increase , osteoporosis has no signs or symptoms , and people may not know that they have the disease until their bone becomes so weak that a sudden strain, fall will causes a bone to break, , the fractures that related to the osteoporosis cause pain, Disability, reduce mobility, long-term disability and reduced quality of life . The recovery from these fractures is slow, rehabilitation is often incomplete and patients nearly have to hospitalize or even have to home nursing. the most common sites of osteoporotic fracture are Hip, spine, distal forearm, and proximal humerus .
VAC therapy A patient in the ward has been diagnosed with osteomyelitis. She recently fell the pavement, and a bus run over her right lower limb since the driver wasn’t able to stop the bus in time. The lady was taken immediately to the accident and emergency department where she underwent several clinical manifestations, none of which showed any fractures of the tibia or damage to nerves and muscle tissue.
How Do I Know If I Have Gum Disease? Gum disease starts with bacteria invading the mouth. It can eventually result in tooth loss because of the receding tissue that surrounds the teeth and loosens the teeth. Serious gum disease is preceded by gingivitis, which can be identified by inflamed and bleeding gums. It is important to know that gingivitis can be reversed and can heal completely by keeping up with brushing and flossing.
The term “Osteogenesis Imperfecta” means imperfect bone formation. OI is a genetic bone disorder that results in weak, fragile bones that break easily. OI can also cause muscle weakness, brittle teeth, and hearing loss. There are eight recognizable forms of
Bone disease is a silent disorder that may lead to pain and deformity. (NCBI, paragraph 1). NCBI resources mention that1.5 million osteoporotic fractures in the U.S leads to more than half a million of hospitalizations, about 800,000 emergency room encounters, about more than 2,600,000 physician office visits, and about 180,000 individuals are placed into nursing homes. (NCBI, paragraph 2), Caring for fractures from bone disease is expensive, ranging from $12 to $18 billion per year in 2002 and will increase over the years causing individuals and their families a devastating impact. (NCBI paragraph3). Some die from bone disease, many spirals downward in their physical and mental health that result in death, especially during the first year after the fracture. (NCBI, paragraph 4). People who suffer from fractures experience severe pain, height loss, lose the ability to dress themselves, stand up, and walk causing them to be at risk of pressure sores pneumonia, and urinary tract infections. (NCBI, paragraph 5)