Common Areas of Injury
The part or joint connecting the hand with the forearm.
What is the wrist?
A fracture wrapping around the bone's axis, caused by a twisting or rotational force.
What is a Spiral Fracture?
The loss of blood from the circulatory system.
What is bleeding?
An acute musculoskeletal injury involving the partial or complete breakage of the bone.
What is a fracture?
The part or joint connecting the foot with the leg.
What is the ankle?
A diagonal break across the bone, typically caused by an angled blow or twisting force.
What is an Oblique Fracture?
An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
What is swelling?
The system/organ which is responsible for the enabling of movement, as well as the protection of internal organs.
What is the musculoskeletal system?
A ball and socket joint that is the point of articulation between the head of the femur and the acetabulum of the pelvis.
What is the hip?
A fracture running parallel to the bone's axis, often caused by force applied directly to the bone's length.
What is a Linear Fracture?
Skin discoloration from damaged, leaking blood vessels underneath your skin.
What is bruising?
The tool used to diagnose a fracture.
What is an X-Ray?