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Chapter 8, Problem 2CC
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The reason that a posterior splint is used instead of a circular cast during the immediate post-fracture period in case of a distal humeral fracture.
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In case of a distal humeral fracture (supracondylar type), the olecranon jams into the olecranon fossa as it is a thin bone, protrudes out the most and covered by a thin layer of skin.
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Ch. 8 - Name the bones of the pectoral girdles.Ch. 8 - How would a broken clavicle affect the mobility of...Ch. 8 - Which bone articulates with the scapula at the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 4CPCh. 8 - The rounded projections on either side of the...Ch. 8 - Using the terms lateral and medial, describe the...Ch. 8 - Bill accidentally fractures his first distal...Ch. 8 - Name the bones of the pelvic girdle.Ch. 8 - Prob. 9CPCh. 8 - Prob. 10CP
Ch. 8 - When you are seated, which pan of the pelvis...Ch. 8 - Identify the bones of the lower limb.Ch. 8 - Prob. 13CPCh. 8 - Prob. 14CPCh. 8 - Which fool bone transfers the weight of the body...Ch. 8 - Prob. 16CPCh. 8 - An anthropologist discovered several bones in a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 1RQCh. 8 - Prob. 2RQCh. 8 - Prob. 3RQCh. 8 - In anatomical position, the ulna lies (a) medial...Ch. 8 - Prob. 5RQCh. 8 - Prob. 6RQCh. 8 - Prob. 7RQCh. 8 - Prob. 8RQCh. 8 - Prob. 9RQCh. 8 - Prob. 10RQCh. 8 - Prob. 11RQCh. 8 - Prob. 12RQCh. 8 - Prob. 13RQCh. 8 - Prob. 14RQCh. 8 - Prob. 15RQCh. 8 - Prob. 16RQCh. 8 - The tarsal bone that transfers and distributes...Ch. 8 - Prob. 18RQCh. 8 - Prob. 19RQCh. 8 - Jack injures himself playing hockey, and the...Ch. 8 - The pelvis (a) protects the upper abdominal...Ch. 8 - Prob. 22RQCh. 8 - Prob. 23RQCh. 8 - Prob. 24RQCh. 8 - While fireman Fred is fighting a fire in a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 26RQCh. 8 - Prob. 1CCCh. 8 - Prob. 2CC
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