Question 1

what is a complete, comminuted, intertrochanteric fracture?

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Fracture: Complete means the fracture is completely through the bone..No portion still attached; comminuted means it is in many pieces; intertrochanteric means it involves the greater and lesser trochanter of the femur.

Question 2

pathophysiology of it fractures?

Accepted Answer

Intertrochanteric?: Usually an elderly patient falls with direct or slight torque to the thin, susceptible bone just below the femoral neck & above the femoral shaft. Sometimes tumors or areas of weakness make individual more prone to fracture. Needs surgery.

Question 3

what is the pathophysiology of a hip fracture?

Accepted Answer

Too much stress: All fractures occur when more stress is applied to the bone then the bone can tolerate.

Question 4

can you explain a intertrochanteric hip fracture?

Accepted Answer

Location: There are different locations in the hip. The location of the fracture depends where in the hip this occurs. The intertrochaneric fracture occurs between the 
greater and lesser trochanters. There are also femerol neck fractures and subtrochanteric fractures and femoral shaft fractures. Location location location.

Question 5

what is the pathophysiology of a  femoral neck fracture?

Accepted Answer

Wards triangle: The weak spot of the femur is in the femoral neck called wards triangle osteoporosis weakens bone patient falls broke energy absorbed exceeds strength of bone fails in tension fractur propagates along vectors of force applied through weakest bone fracture displaces and disrupts blood supply to femoral head no blood no healing dead head bone collapse arthritis forcedcrecumbancy pe blood clot pe dea.

Question 6

how quick is the recovery after a surgery for intertrochanteric hip fracture?

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This depeds on the: Age and underlying medical health as well as physical condition of the patient as well as how well the surgery went in terms of any complications and adequacy of reduction of the fracture with good fixation in bone that is not soft or osteoporotic but one can expect 3 months on average.

Question 7

please translate: comminuted left intertrochanteric hip fracture-avulsion of greater&lesser trochanters. fracture lines evident. no callus formation?

Accepted Answer

Not healing yet: This sounds like a complicated fracture.  Callus is what we look for to show signs of healing. It varies in time before it becomes visible on an X-ray .  Depending on when this happened would help explain the findings.  As always talk to your orthopedist. Good luck

Question 8

could you possibly re-injure a fractured bone?

Accepted Answer

Fracture: Yes it is certainly possible to re-fracture a bone especially is there is another trauma or incident that causes injury. If this is the case an x-ray is warranted. Best of luck!

Question 9

what're the symptoms and treatment of a greenstick fracture?

Accepted Answer

Pain, swelling: Typically the symptoms will be pain, swelling and limited use due to pain.
Usually the injury is secondary to a fall and 
will require a cast for 4-6 weeks to heal.

Question 10

by how many degrees does a broken bone have to be offset to have to get re-broken?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The acceptable alignment of a fracture
depends on the particular bone, location of
the fracture, amount of msalignment and
the age of the patient which affects the
amount of remodelling which will occur.
So without more specific info it would be
difficult to answer your question.

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