What does orthopedics examine

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Before the exercise because of carelessness, so the occurrence of systemic fractures. Went to the hospital for a certain examination, tied up the plaster. In fact, the most important thing is to have an orthopedic examination at the time of fracture. Now let's popularize the science of orthopedics for you.

What does orthopedics examine

First, head examination. Observe whether the patient's consciousness, expression, posture, action, reaction to surrounding things and speech are normal. Observe whether the shape and size of the head are suitable for their age, and whether the head position and scalp surface are abnormal. Pay attention to the change of the size of the eye fissure and whether the two sides are symmetrical. Whether the position and activity of the eyeball have changed, whether the pupils on both sides are equal in size and circle, and whether there is light reflex.

Second: neck examination. Take the sitting position during examination (take the lying position in case of injury). To determine whether there is congenital torticollis, we observed whether the head and neck are skewed to the side, whether the sternocleidomastoid muscle is contracted, and whether the shoulders on both sides are equal. Observe whether the neck skin is normal. Observe the physiological curvature of cervical spine from the side; observe whether the neck has lateral curvature and whether the head and neck can move from the back.

Third: chest examination. Observe whether the skin color of the chest is normal and whether the shape of the chest is symmetrical. Whether thoracic vertebrae have scoliosis and kyphosis. When palpating, palpate along the direction of ribs in front of the chest. If there is obvious tenderness, do chest compression test to find out if there is rib injury. The spinous process of the thoracic back was palpated to find out whether there was scoliosis and kyphosis in the thoracic spine.

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Because if the bone is injured, it will take a period of time to heal, so we'd better do a good orthopedic examination, make sure that there is no problem in other places, and then go to rest assured.