What symptom does fracture have?

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Fracture is the interruption of bone continuity caused by trauma or bone disease. Generally, traumatic fracture is the most common, which can be divided into direct violence, indirect violence and cumulative strain. What symptom does fracture have? Let's talk about it

What symptom does fracture have?

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.

matters needing attention

1. Do not move the patient. 2. Pay attention to increase bed rest time, do not have intense exercise, to prevent injury again. 3. Reasonable diet, increase the intake of high protein foods such as eggs and lean meat, and pay attention to calcium. 4. Don't do high intensity exercise for half a year.