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colleen colleen
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11 years ago
A patient is experiencing nonunion of a fractured tibia after eight weeks in a long leg cast. Which of the following interventions may be necessary at this time to encourage bone healing?
1. removing old cast and reapplying another
2. placing patient in Buck’s traction
3. surgical intervention with open reduction and internal fixation
4. bone debridement
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11 years ago
3 -- With nonunion of the fracture site, the patient will have persistent pain and movement at the fracture site. The fracture site will need to be realigned and held in place by plates and screws in order to maintain the alignment.
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11 years ago
Thank you so much Smiling Face with Open Mouth
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