Forearm fracture

It happens that both flints break at the same time, but sometimes one of them breaks. If the fracture is limited to one of the flints, then a fracture of the lower flint is worse and more dangerous than a fracture of the upper one, and this is because the lower flint, that is, the forearm itself, is load-bearing. Its fracture is also worse because it is bare of flesh, and therefore it is more malignant. In addition, the upper flint is easy to treat and a light pull is enough for it, but the lower flint is not so, especially if they are broken together and when stretching the organ they must rest on the kava, that is, on the base of the hand.

The degree of tightness of the bandage is recognized as follows: if it causes a small swelling on the fingers and a slight pain is felt, then the bandage is moderate; if there is no swelling at all, then the bandage is weak, and if the swelling is significant, excessive, then the bandage is tight and needs to be loosened.

As for the application of splints, this matter is not hidden from you, but in length they should not reach the hand and the base of the fingers and be a little shorter, unless required by a fracture of the wrist joint. However, even then the bandage should not touch the phalanges of the fingers.

When the broken bone is repaired and bandaged, the arm should be suspended from the neck in a bent position, and it should be suspended on a wide cloth covering the entire length of the forearm, especially if the fracture is directed downward if the scarf is in contact only with the place close to the fracture, and the rest of the forearm is deprived of support, then a curvature necessarily occurs, and the bone deviates as required by the deviation of the hand; on the contrary, it is necessary that the hand and most of the forearm lie on the scarf. If the fracture has deviated upward, then it should be suspended so that the fracture site is free and both ends are raised - from the side of the hand and from the elbow, if the area lying between them is free, this helps straighten the shape of the arm. The scarf should be a soft rag, and it should be hung in such a way that it does not bend the bone at all or straighten it too sharply. It happens that the forearm grows together quickly - in about twenty-eight days.