1. Who suffers from fractures?? And why??

2. Young children – calcification not complete
Older people – loss of calcium
Anyone – nutrition, infection, physical accidents

3. TYPES OF FRACTURES

4. SIMPLE OR CLOSED FRACTURES
Broken bone without disruption of skin
Hairline fracture

5. COMPOUND / OPEN Broken bone involving a break in the skin
Transverse fracture
Muscle and ligament damage

6. COMMINUTED FRACTURE
A fracture in which the bone is shattered or crushed

8. What is the most common sports injury?
STRESS FRACTURE
Muscles are too fatigues to absorb the force placed on them – transfer force to bone
Example: continual pounding of long- distance running
Causes: switching to a new playing/training surface and or poor footwear
Healing: 6 – 8 weeks

9. OSTEOPOROSIS
Low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue (silent disease)
It leads to bone fragility – increase of fractures (hip, spine, wrist)
Women can lose up to 20% of their bone mass in 5 to 7 years following memopause
Prevention: during childhood and adolescence
Balanced diet rich in calcium and vitamin D
Weight-bearing exercises
No smoking or excessive alcohol
NO CURE