Not many people manage to live all their lives without fractures, dislocations, bruises or any other injuries. Fracture of the humerus is one of the most common injuries that it is not really as difficult to get as it might seem at first glance. Fortunately, it is quite easy to cure a fracture, although it takes a lot of time.
Symptoms of fracture of the humerus
It is almost impossible not to notice a fracture of the humerus. To diagnose an injury, you do not even need to be an expert. It is accompanied by a fracture with a characteristic crunch and sharp pain. In addition, the trauma is characterized by such symptoms:
- edema at the site of the fracture;
- impossibility to use the hand (even the simplest movements are accompanied by severe pain);
- deformation of the injury site (a symptom is characteristic for a fracture of the humerus with displacement).
In the case of open fractures of the humerus, fragments of bone may protrude from the injury site, the wound may bleed (and sometimes bleeding may be quite severe).
First aid and treatment of fracture of humerus
First aid is the most important stage in the treatment of a fracture. Having put it wrong, the situation can be seriously aggravated. The rules for first aid are simple:
- The victim should not be moved and jerked.
- With an open bone fracture, in no case can you try to put in place.
- And with open, and with closed fracture of the shoulder
it is desirable to fix the injured limb. But it is strictly forbidden to use harnesses. For fixing, it is better to use scarves and temporary tires. You can not move your hand, because this can lead to damage to blood vessels and soft tissues.
Treatment and rehabilitation for fractures of the humerus can take several months. In general, the problem is solved with a plaster bandage, but sometimes surgical intervention may be required. Operations are performed with nested and complex fractures.
Rehabilitation is the development and restoration of muscle strength. Most often, special exercises are used for this. Complex LFK-exercises for fracture of the humerus is selected for each patient individually. Begins rehabilitation with simple mahovye movements. At the end of the course, the patient develops his everyday skills.
Exercise exercise LFK will need to be fully restored, until the specialist can not ascertain the complete fusion fracture.