How to mend a broken leg?

If you have ever broken your leg, you know how painful and terrifying it can be. It’s important to act fast in such situations, both for your comfort and recovery. In this article, we will guide you on “How to mend a broken leg?” So brace yourself 🙂

Types of Fractures

Before jumping into action, let’s first discuss the types of fractures as they determine the remedies.

Closed Vs Open

  • Closed or Simple fracture case is when there’s no wound associated with the break-in skin.
  • While an open or compound fracture happens when bone breaks through the skin.

It shouldn’t require explaining which one requires more attention 🙂

Complete Vs Partial

This determines if your bone broke fully like an Oreo cookie snapped into two halves (Complete) or partially torn like pizza dough!(Partial) If complete – Go straight to ER (Fast!!), but if partial follow these steps –

Treating A Partially Torn Bone:

  1. R.I.C.E Method; Rest-Ice-Compress-Elevate
  2. Keep your affected area still using pillows & cushions
  3. Put Ice pack wrapped around towel/ cloth over a cloth near or around injury for every hour.
    (You’re welcome for somewhat pain reduction)
  4. Compress by wrapping crepe neutral bandages (Not straitjacket tight).
    But make sure Blood Circulation isn’t impaired!
    (No blue fingers…okay?)
  5. Keep Your limb higher than heart level so that gravity assists in reducing swelling.
  6. Anti-Inflammatory Drugs / Medications
    Dealing with long-lasting inflammatory pain screams for milder medications (Tip: Ibuprofen gel try!)

Great Job!!! See Symptoms Start To Decrease And Call The Doctor Immediately Or Your Local Hospital For Further Assistance.

Complete Fractures

We’re sorry to tell you, but we are not that Danganronpa character. Our talent doesn’t get wasted on a broken Bone. So if your bone (Jokes aside) has snapped completely our dear reader! Call us by the name of James Bond cause It’s time for Fast pacing action in “License To Heal Your Break”.

Stop The Pain

Let’s start with ‘Setting’ the bones position so that no further damage gets built up.

Anesthesia

Saving people from Injury and death is already heroic enough; Now imagine administering anaesthetics like docs!(little whisper- Its an honourable job kid)

Now let’s get back to reality where screwing things isn’t considered ethical, Don’t even bother suggesting it(the nurse would beat ya). As consumers, one can opt either for a general or regional anesthesia type according to requirement based on underlying health conditions (Give this paragraph a coffee break)

Reducing Displacement!: Reduction procedure

Once Anesthesised: We’ve got some bad new friends here who created the gap/allergies between two bones! Yelling won’t fix your relationship issues or heal your young heart at times ! But If it works now yay!!

The Doctor will gently push against the displaced piece of bone to restore its original positioning (Do Not Cover This In NOVEL) Precise force required; anyway A little Tap tap here and there does KABOOM!

Immobilization:

After successfully changing roller-coaster tracks inside body & moving all unwelcomed guests(bone pieces), next steps involves immobilising affected area using casts/ splints till recovery phase starts (no party poppers yet buddy)

It may sound more leisurely than running in corridors around every corner looking like Alice in Wonderland saving Earth from invading Aliens but trust me It isn’t. Falling off wet tiles/restroom laughter aren’t tempting in 1 leg.

Treatment Time!:

Once out of surgery or done with hour-log plaster placement, make sure to follow the medication routine properly along with this quick recovery plan –

  • Regular Physical activities (Little Stretching and exercises)
  • Nutritious Diet enriched with calcium sources
  • Avoid smoking/drinking (it’s an open invitation for more restrictions)

And there you go like we said “License To Mend Your Break” now is all yours!!!

Conclusion

It’s always better to be prepared as mishaps don’t knock before showing up at parties. In case of a complete break; Act Fast-Giving no space-time for Pain & let’s witness how quickly James Bond name alters while performing actions. And If Partial Fellas give R.I.C.E A try – it saves time and effort too… though won’t harm adding some popcorns on the way 😉

Until next time!!! Happy healing!! 🙂

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