The document provides an overview of the skeletal system, detailing the composition, types of fractures, and associated diseases. It outlines treatments for fractures, including immobilization and potential complications like osteomyelitis. Additionally, it discusses the necessary nursing care and medications related to bone health.

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SKELETAL SYSTEM

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• BONE: hard and tough part of the skeleton of
vertebrate animals, yellowish white; It is formed by
organic substance and mineral salts, and enveloped
by a fibrous membrane.

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Composition:
Cells:
 Matrix:
 Scheme
Channel
Bone Sponge

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Skeletalsystem diseases
• Degenerative: Osteoarthritis.
• Inflammatory: arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis,
eritemotoso lupues.
• Infectious:osteomyelitis, bone tuberculosis, Pott's
disease.
• Traumas: sprains, dislocations and fractures.

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Fracture Types:
Simple -Fractura
Fractura Mad
Fractura Perpendicular to the bone (oblique)
direction
Fractura Spiral

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Treatment forfracture
When a fracture occurs what to do
Reduce the fracture
By means of immobilization
Fixing

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Symptoms
Pain (Pain) should not be once the cast or bandage
placed.
-Pallor.
-Paralysis.
-Parestesia.
-Pulse Distal: late symptom, it does not appear
until after several hours.

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Major complications of fractures
Osteomyelitis
Avascular -Necrosis
Pseudoartrosis
Infection
renal -Insuficiencia

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Clinical manifestations
• Intense Pain: may cause significant impact to other
structures such as nerves, vascular system or
muscles.
• If it affects a glass and produces a ball and socket
joint and bruises break it appears.

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Nursing care
Clinical urgency is considered by the possibility of
circulatory complications:
1.Valoración overall patient: state, constant.
2. Objectives: to avoid pain to their reduction and
immobilization.
3.Actividades: administering analgesia, maintain
immobilization

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Traction Care
1. Keep the line stabilized traction
2. Evitar friction traction rope
3. Maintain the contraction
4. Keep a continuous traction

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Drugs inthe osseous system
Alendronate
Vitamin D
Calcitonin
Risedronate
Zoledronic acid
Ibandronate

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