Arm Compound Fracture Treatment
A break in a bone of any size is called a fracture. If more pressure is put on a bone than it can stand, it will split or break.
If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (Compound Fracture). When a broken bone penetrates the skin there is a need for immediate treatment, and an operation is often required to clean the area of the fracture because of the risk of infection.
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I spent many years in the Marine Corps,. Once while doing a full rebuild I was helping put an engine in a Humvee. Of course there was an inexperienced private working the crane life. Need less to say the enigne came down on my arm shattering it it 3 places. I had to have 4 surgeries before it was working ....
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| Name | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Treatments (average) |
3.2
(34) |
20 | 14 | ||||
| Pain Killers (Analgesic) |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Cortisone Injection |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Strengthening |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Weight Machines |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Cable Weights |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Dumbells |
2.3
|
1 | 6 | ||||
| Frequent Rotation of Wrists |
2.3
|
1 | 7 | ||||
| Taping |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Strapping |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Elbow brace |
3.0
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Ice |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Draining fluid with a needle |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Heat Therapy |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Rest |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Stretching Treatment |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Range of Motion Exercises |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Reflexology Treatment |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Physical Therapy |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Micro current |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Massage Therapy |
4.0
|
1 |
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