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1. A 23-year-old male comes to the ER with a gunshot wound in the distal femoral region. The x-ray reveals the bone is shattered into multiple pieces. Pieces of lead can be seen in the x-ray. The ER doctor recommends the patient see orthopedic doctor for surgical repair. What type of fracture is this?

1. A 23-year-old male comes to the ER with a gunshot wound in the distal femoral region. The x-ray reveals the bone is shattered into multiple pieces. Pieces of lead can be seen in the x-ray. The ER doctor recommends the patient see orthopedic doctor for surgical repair. What type of fracture is this?

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Types of Fractures Using the X-RAYS at each station, answer the following questions: 1. A 23-year-old male comes to the ER with a gunshot wound in the distal femoral region. The x-ray reveals the bone is shattered into multiple pieces. Pieces of lead can be seen in the x-ray. The ER doctor recommends the patient see orthopedic doctor for surgical repair. What type of fracture is this? 2. A 24-month-old pediatric patient comes into the clinic. Mom states that the child was running on the concrete at the park and fell with her arms outstretched. Her frontal region has a hematoma and there is swelling in the lower arm. X-rays reveal an oblique fracture. What bone is broken? 3. 7-year-old girl comes into the ER with an injury cause from a four-wheeler accident. The patient was a rider not the driver of the vehicle. Patients states that "brother slung her off" and she tried to catch herself with an outstretched arm. Mom states that patient's arm was hyperextended at the elbow joint. Treatment is surgery with screws and plates. It is a supracondylar fracture. What bone is broken and why is it called a supracondylar fracture? hor hand after her husband closed her hand in the car door.
Transcribed Image Text:Types of Fractures Using the X-RAYS at each station, answer the following questions: 1. A 23-year-old male comes to the ER with a gunshot wound in the distal femoral region. The x-ray reveals the bone is shattered into multiple pieces. Pieces of lead can be seen in the x-ray. The ER doctor recommends the patient see orthopedic doctor for surgical repair. What type of fracture is this? 2. A 24-month-old pediatric patient comes into the clinic. Mom states that the child was running on the concrete at the park and fell with her arms outstretched. Her frontal region has a hematoma and there is swelling in the lower arm. X-rays reveal an oblique fracture. What bone is broken? 3. 7-year-old girl comes into the ER with an injury cause from a four-wheeler accident. The patient was a rider not the driver of the vehicle. Patients states that "brother slung her off" and she tried to catch herself with an outstretched arm. Mom states that patient's arm was hyperextended at the elbow joint. Treatment is surgery with screws and plates. It is a supracondylar fracture. What bone is broken and why is it called a supracondylar fracture? hor hand after her husband closed her hand in the car door.
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