Symptoms of fracture

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It is hard to avoid some bumps in life. Many people doubt whether they are fractured after being injured. Then, what are the symptoms of fracture? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of fracture

Pain and tenderness: there will be different degrees of pain and tenderness during fracture, and the most obvious is at the fracture site. Because the tip of the fracture can stab the blood vessels and nerves of the surrounding tissues, the pain is aggravated during the activity.

Swelling and ecchymosis: after fracture, it often causes damage, swelling and ecchymosis of surrounding tissue. The skin may appear cyan and purple ecchymosis, but the local swelling of deep fracture, such as femoral neck fracture, is not obvious.

Deformity: due to the effect of external force, muscle traction, and the weight of the limb or bone itself, the fracture end may have obvious displacement, resulting in the corresponding deformity of the injured limb. If you touch it with your hand, you will often feel uneven. If you press it, you will have severe pain.

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Dysfunction: due to the interruption of normal continuity of bone, soft tissue injury, swelling and pain, the function is obviously impaired. For example, it is almost impossible to grasp and lift objects when upper limb fracture occurs; When the lower limb fractures, people can not stand up, walk, activity is significantly limited.