What are the symptoms of a closed fracture?

Answer 1

Bone fractures tend to occur at any time for anybody. This can happen due to various reasons and happen during walking, playing, driving, etc.

There are a couple of symptoms that help you figure out whether a fracture has occurred. Some of them are,

1. Intense pain in the injured area.
2. Visible deformity at the injured area.
3. Swelling and bruising.
4. Bleeding.
5. Numbness
6. Inability to put the weight at the injured area.
7. Nausea and dizziness.

There are a couple of first aid tips to help you while getting a fracture and how to easily and safely control the situation. If you are not sure whether the injury is a fracture or not, then prefer to deal with it the same way as a fracture. Discloations and sprains can also be treated in the same manner.

Ranka Hospital, Pune provides you with the best treatment for bone fractures.

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Answer 2

The term Open Fracture applies when a bone has broken or snapped and one or even both the broken ends have pushed through the skin. You can clearly see the broken end of the bone. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

The main signs and symptoms of open fractures are:

1. immediate pain
2. bone protruding through the skin
3. may be bleeding, and may be arterial bleeding that needs immediate first aid
4. fracture site may show a 'deformity', for examples, the leg twisted backward below the fracture site, or the ankle / wrist at an odd angle
5. may be immediate swelling

Answer 4

Bone is broken internally, but does not break through the skin.

Answer 5

It will have punctured the skin