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Severe infection in bone, bone marrow, and surrounding soft
tissue
Osteomyelitis
Modt common bacteria: staphylococcus auresus
Constant pain that increases with activity
Swelling, tenderness, and warmth
Osteomyelitis symptoms Restricted movement
Fever, night sweats, chills, rextlness, nausea,
IV antibiotics
Surgical removal ( chronic)
Cast or braces
Osteomyelitis treatment Negative pressure wound therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Muscle flaps, bone grafts, skin grafts
Amputation
, Immobilation
Assess and treat pain and muscle spasm
Sterile dressing change
Nursing care for osteomyelitis
Proper support and reposition of extremity
Prevent complications of immobility
Make sure patient finished antibiotics
Hip
Femoral shaft
tibial
Fractures Pelvic
facial
mandibular
stable vertebral
-minor to life threatening
pelvic fracture -might have intraabdominal injury, compartment syndrome,
paralytic ileus, spesis, FES, or VTE
abdominal swelling
tenderness
pelvic fracture symptoms deformity
unusual pelvic movement
bruising
x-ray
how to see pelvic fracture
CT scan
stable- nondisplaced
pelvic treatment
complex-displaced
, careful handling/moving
nursing care for pelvic assess bowel and bladder
neurovascular assessment
external rotation, muscle spasm, shortening of affected
extremity, severe pain, and tenderness
hip fracture
-displaced fracture may lead to avascular necrosis of femoral
head
hip treatment surgery
elevate leg to reduce edema
-maintain limb alignment with pillows when turning to
nonoperative side
-trapeze
nursing care for hip
-physical therapy
-exercise
-hemiarthroplasty or THR by posterior apprroach
-avoid hyperextension
occur from severe dorect force and usually have adjacent soft
femoral shaft fracture
tissue damage; blood loss may also occur
pain
deformity
manifestations of femoral shaft
angulation
shortening of extremity and inability to move the hip or knee
surgery
treatment of femoral shaft internal fixation
external fixation