KNEE FRACTURE: TYPES AND VARIOUS TREATMENT MODALITIES

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KNEE FRACTURE TYPES AND VARIOUS TREATMENT
MODALITIES
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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Types of Fractures
• Treatments and its Types

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Types of Fracture

• Hairline Fracture
• Non-Displaced Fracture
• Partial Displaced Fracture
• Complete Displaced fracture
• Compound knee joint fracture

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HAIRLINE FRACTURE

• Hairline fracture occurs on the bones surface.
  Unlike other types, this type of fracture does
  not penetrate through the entire thickness of the
  bone. Also, a hairline fracture cannot spread
  through the whole patellar circumference, femur
  or tibia, instead, it covers the knee bone
  partially.
• How to treat Conservative treatments

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NON-DISPLACED FRACTURES

• In this type, the fracture caused can reach the
  rear end of the bone. Following an injury, the
  fragment that has undergone a fracture does not
  shift from its normal anatomical position.
• How to Treat Conservative treatment methods
  such as the application of braces or cast and
  closed reduction are used to treat a
  non-displaced fracture of the knee joint.

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PARTIAL DISPLACED FRACTURES

• Partial displaced fracture has a tendency to
  pass through the entire thickness of the bone.
  Similar to a stable partial displaced fracture,
  the fractured fragment of the knee bone in case
  of a partial displaced fracture displaces
  partially from parent bone.
• How to Treat Closed reduction method.
  Surgical treatment is suggested when methods such
  as external fixator and close reduction fail to
  exhibit desirable results.

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COMPLETE DISPLACED FRACTURE

• In case of a complete displaced fracture of the
  knee joint, the cracks enter through the total
  thickness of the bone. Close reduction technique,
  if used to treat a complete displaced fracture of
  the knee joint, cannot produce the desired
  outcomes.
• How to Treat This type of fracture is treated
  with the help of surgical treatments and
  medications.

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COMPOUND KNEE JOINT FRACTURE

• In this type of fracture, the fractured
  fragment is completely displaced from its
  original position. Actually, the fracture
  fragment or the parent bone protrudes through the
  skin and subcutaneous tissue and remains exposed.
  This type of fracture is often accompanied with
  nerve damages and ruptured blood vessels that may
  result in severe bleeding.
• How to Treat Medications and surgery.

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TREATMENTS

• Conservative knee fracture treatment include,
  rest, exercise (Swimming, Yoga Therapy,
  Stretching Exercises), cold therapy(involves
  direct application of ice covered with plastic or
  cloth kept over the knee joint for around 30
  minutes, two to three times a day), and heat
  therapy (wherein moist heat is applied on the
  knee joint).

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ASSISTIVE DEVICES, CAST BRACES

• Also, assistive devices including, cane,
  walker, crutches or, wheelchair used for support.
  
• Cast and braces are used to hold the end of
  bone together in approximate anatomical position.

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SKELETAL TRACTION PHYSICAL THERAPY

• Skeletal traction is also employed to treat
  fractures by offering a continuous pull of the
  lower leg with weights.
• Physical therapy is also advised to heal the
  fractured joint.

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MEDICATIONS

• Medications such as Motrin, Naproxen, Daypro
  and Celebrex are given to the patient with a knee
  fracture.

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Surgical Intervention Techniques

• KNEE ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY
• With the help of arthroscopic surgery,
  non-displaced and hairline fracture can be
  treated. Also, it is used to repair a
  non-displaced fracture, which is not responding
  to conservative treatment. Along with that,
  arthroscopic surgery is also performed to repair
  part such as rotator, tendon and ligamental tear
  associated with fracture.

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