Hard tissue injuries
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- Created on: 16-01-21 12:17
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- Hard tissue injuries
- Fractures
- Causes
- Collisions
- Falls
- Poor technique
- Symptoms
- Pain at the break
- Deformity
- Swelling
- Discoloration/ circulatory problems
- Inability to move
- Types
- Partial = crack or splinter
- Complete = bone split into separate parts
- Acute
- Causes
- Cartilage damage
- Meniscus
- pack in around joints
- Add stability
- Articular cartilage
- Covers the articulating bones
- Layers of protection
- Usually comes with sprains and strains
- Symptoms
- Sudden and severe pain
- Swelling
- Bruising
- Disfiguration
- Caused by forceful twisting
- Acute
- Meniscus
- Dislocations
- The ends of the bone are forced out of normal place
- Pushed past the ROM
- Symptoms
- Pain
- Swelling
- Bruising
- Joint instability
- Loss of joint movement
- Deformed joint
- Causes
- Falls
- Collisions
- Treatment
- Possible hospital treatment
- Resting joint
- Avoid painful movements
- Acute
- The ends of the bone are forced out of normal place
- Stress fractures
- Chronic
- Causes
- Overuse
- Fatigued muscles
- Inappropriateequipment
- Symptoms
- Loacalised pain
- Swelling
- Osteoarthritis
- Breakdown and loss of articular cartilage
- Chronic
- Symptoms
- Swelling
- Bone spurs
- Caused by acute joint injuries over time
- Osgood Schlatters Syndrome
- Patella tendon pulls on the front of the tibia
- Covers growth plate
- Most common in active, teenage boys on the left knee
- Flairs up during growth spurts
- Fractures
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