Principles of Fracture Treatment of fracture...A soft tissue injury with an associated break in bony...
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Principles of Fracture Principles of Fracture
TreatmentTreatment
Mr G W BowyerTrauma & OrthopaedicSurgeon
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FracturesFractures
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FracturesFractures
What are they?
Why do they need fixing?
How are they fixed?
What are the consequences?
– Healing
– Complications
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A fracture is….A fracture is….
A break in a bone
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A fracture is….A fracture is….
A soft tissue injury with an associated break in bony continuity
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A fracture is….A fracture is….
A broken bone wrapped up in an injured patient
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FracturesFractures
Description
– How sick is the patient
– Open or closed fracture
– Associated injuries
– Which bone
– Which part of the bone
– How bad
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How Sick?How Sick?
ABC
Other Injuries
Head
Chest
Pre-existing Disease
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Open or Closed?Open or Closed?
Neuro/Vascular Damage?Neuro/Vascular Damage?
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Which Bone? Which Part?Which Bone? Which Part?
How Bad?How Bad?
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The Aims of TreatmentThe Aims of Treatment
Prevent further harm
Return to function
Promote healing
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Principles of TreatmentPrinciples of Treatment
Reduce
Hold
Move
Care for the Soft Tissues
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Methods of FixationMethods of Fixation
Nothing
Traction
Plaster
External Fixation
Internal Fixation
– Screws/plates
– Nail
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The feasibility of an operation The feasibility of an operation
is not the best indication for is not the best indication for
its performanceits performance
Henry, Lord Cohen of Birkenhead
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TractionTraction
Fracture held out to length
Pull through pin or skin
May allow movement
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Plaster / SplintagePlaster / Splintage Use moulding
to hold position
Immobilises joints
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External FixationExternal Fixation
Pins inserted into bone
Pins attached to bar
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Ilizarov FixatorIlizarov Fixator
Fine wires through bones
Circular frame
For Non-unions, malunions & infection
Demanding!
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Internal FixationInternal Fixation
Hold pieces together with plates/screws
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IntraIntra--medullary nailingmedullary nailing
Suitable for shaft of long bones
Can be ‘locked’ to increase stability
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How do we choose?How do we choose?
The patient’s condition
The fracture pattern
– Bone
– Soft tissue
The team
– Surgeon
– Staff
– Kit
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The most important person in the operating The most important person in the operating
theatre is the patienttheatre is the patient
Russell John Howard
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Fracture ManagementFracture Management Save Life
Save Limb
Restore Function
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Life Threatening Pelvic Life Threatening Pelvic
Fracture Fracture –– Blunt TraumaBlunt Trauma
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Emergency External FixationEmergency External Fixation
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External Fixation to External Fixation to
Definitive FixationDefinitive Fixation
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Limb Threatening TraumaLimb Threatening Trauma
-- Shotgun woundShotgun wound
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Nailing for Acute & Definitive CareNailing for Acute & Definitive Care
Sometimes ExFix first
Care of vascular injury requires bony stability
The first stage in reconstruction
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Function Threatening Function Threatening ––
Blunt TraumaBlunt Trauma
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Function Threatening InjuriesFunction Threatening Injuries
-- often peripheraloften peripheral
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ComplicationsComplications
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The only weapon with which The only weapon with which
the unconscious patient can the unconscious patient can
immediately retaliate upon the immediately retaliate upon the
incompetent surgeon is incompetent surgeon is
haemorrhagehaemorrhage
W S Halsted (1852 – 1922)
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InfectionInfection Greater risk in
open fractures
Wound surgery is best defence
Antibiotics can help prevent it
Dead tissue/bone promotes it
Stability helps prevent it
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Dead bone and infectionDead bone and infection
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Compartment SyndromeCompartment Syndrome
Raised intra-compartment pressure
Pain, pain, pain
Paraesthesiae, paralysis
Pain on passive movement
Pulseless – too late
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Compartment SyndromeCompartment Syndrome
Fasciotomies
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DVTDVT
Especially in pelvic fractures
Consider in lower limb fractures
Balance bleeding complications with prophylaxis
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Soft tissue breakdownSoft tissue breakdown
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Failure of FixationFailure of Fixation
Wrong implant
Wrong geometry
Poor fixation
Poor bone
… or …
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Poor Patient!Poor Patient!
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Fracture…Fracture…
More than just a broken bone
Must be addressed in terms of
life/limb/functional problems
There is a menu of available
fixation
– Differing indications
– Differing complications
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