Fractures Caused By Osteoporosis Or Blows

The fractures are complete ruptures or partial of the bones whose origin can be the osteoporosis, a fall, strong blows, and, sometimes, violent contraction of a muscle. The sector with risk more elevated to undergo fractures is formed by the people who suffer the disease of the osteoporosis, although also get to be frequent in old children and because it’s bony composition is fragile.

The fractures can be of two types: closed fractures, in which the bone is broken and the skin remains intact, and those in which the wound is open and the fractured bone moves towards the outside. Sometimes they can be multiple, which means that the bone is broken in several fractions.

Causes:

• Falls. - To raise very heavy objects.
• Strong, like which they take place in industrial accidents, automobile blows and practical sport.
• As of the 30 years the bones are debilitated and had greater possibilities of undergoing fractures.
• Osteoporosis, suffering that causes that the bones are fragile, fragile and prone to fractures. It happens this way because the bones lose bony mineral density, that is to say, become porous, mainly in women who arrive at the menopause. Thus, the stature tends to be reduced because the spine is compressed, and in extreme cases the superior vertebrae are done curves, forming a hump.
• Low diet in calcium (basic for the formation of bones and teeth) and vitamin D (that helps the organism to assimilate it).

Symptoms:

• The injured zone is become deformed.
• Swelling.
• Intense pain.
• Appearance of bruise or hematoma.
• Incapacity to move the hurt part.
• The fracture of ribs causes intense pain in the thorax when breathing deeply or to toser.
• If the fracture is located in the jaw, generally also there is wounds within the mouth, difficulty to speak and exaggerated production of saliva.

Diagnose:

• When a person suffers a fracture, habitually listens a creaked, feels the rupture of the bone and excessive pain.
• In agreement with the appearance of the hurt zone (deformation, swelling and bruise), the doctor can suspect that he is a fracture, which will be confirmed by means of a x-ray.
• The excessive pain that exists in this type of injuries is a test that facilitates a good diagnosis.

Prevention:

• In order to have healthful bones it is recommended to include in the diet rich foods in calcium (milk and its derivatives, sardines, watercress, sesame and parsley) and vitamin D, that is generated by the exhibition of the skin to the Sun and which is present in foods like egg, wheat germ, cacao, mushrooms and milky.
• Not to lead in they been of drunkenness or with dream, as well as to always use the lap belt.
• To carry helmet and protections when leading bicycle or motorcycle.
• To use the suitable equipment when some sport practices.
• When making some activity that implies some risk like painting a wall, waterproofing a ceiling or inclusively to change a center, is necessary to retire of the step objects that can cause an accident.
• If there is calcium deficiency or vitamin D can be resorted to vitamin supplements, fortified milk and nutritional complements, these last ones, besides to contain mineral saying, accelerate the recovery.
• Exercise to maintain in good forms muscles and the skeleton.
• The people with osteoporosis, mainly the women, do not have to load heavy objects or to make very intense works. Also they must avoid the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and coffee.
• The women who arrive at the menopause approximately to the 50 years must increase their calcium consumption and practice an examination (bony densitometry) that determines the state of its bones.

Treatment:

• They do not have to be applied pomades
• Not to rub the zone
• The person who undergoes a fracture must stay on guard comfortable, reason why he is recommendable that recharges the area injured on pillows, cushions or sheets.
• The fractured bone does not have to move or to try to place it in its place.
• The injured area must be immobilized, regularly the doctor plasters or he splints that part.
• He can take medicines no prescribed like Paracetamol, to alleviate the slight pain
• In case that the fracture is consequence of osteoporosis, he must go itself to the doctor so that he indicates the treatment to follow.

Autor: Hidrocodone Para Dolores.

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