Exam (elaborations)
MEDICAL SURGICAL: ORTHOPEDIC NURSING FRACTURES
- Course
- Nursing
- Institution
- Chamberlain School Of Nursing
ORTHOPEDIC NURSING FRACTURES • Fracture: break in the continuity of bone, usually accompanied by localized tissue response and muscle spasm. Etiology: usually cause by trauma, but can also be pathologic (osteoporosis, multiple myeloma, bone tumor) which weaken the bone structure. Causes: 1...
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