What are the common complications of plaster fixation

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In our daily life, a little accident is likely to cause fracture, and most fracture patients will achieve the purpose of treatment through plaster fixation, but we all know that plaster fixation will also have certain side effects. Let's talk about the common complications of plaster fixation.

What are the common complications of plaster fixation

First: prevention of plaster pressure bedsore and "fenestration edema". We should be alert to the tenderness points that are not in the wound or the affected area. It may be that the plaster bandage is too tight and oppresses the local area. We can't use analgesics at will, so as not to cause the plaster to oppress the bedsore. When necessary, we should open the window to reduce the pressure. After decompression, gauze and cotton pad were used to pad the skin of the window, and then the plaster was covered with bandage to avoid tissue edema.

Second: when the gypsum is not completely dry, it is not strong enough, easy to deform and fracture, and also easy to produce depression due to compression. Therefore, the gypsum must be dried before moving the patient. At the same time, when moving, you can only use the palm to hold up the gypsum instead of the fingers, so as to avoid forming compression points. If the lower limb is fixed with plaster, the hard pillow should be used under the lower leg to make the heel suspended. If the upper limb is fixed with plaster, the forearm can be lifted with bandage.

Third: To observe the blood circulation of the extremity. Whether the color is purple, blue, swelling, activity, feeling numbness, pain; if there is a need to report in time, can take plaster median incision, local fenestration decompression and other measures, do not casually give analgesics. The bleeding and plasma leakage were observed. The bleeding area can be regularly marked and observed with red stroke map along the edge of the bloodstain. When there is more bleeding in the wound, it may flow out from the edge of the plaster. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully check whether the blood may flow out and whether the cotton mattress is polluted.

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Sometimes if the plaster is not completely dried or because of some other reasons, the fracture site of the patient will be deformed, which seriously affects the recovery of the fracture site. And if the patient's wound bleeding is more serious, the blood is also likely to flow out through the plaster.