CT Week 13
CT Week 13
CT Week 13
open.
1 SHOCK
hypovolemic shock resulting from hemorrhage
pelvis, or spine
2 FAT EMBOLISM
Most frequent in young adults aging 20-30 years old, and elderly with a proximal femur
fracture
promote development.
Fat globules, or emboli, occlude small blood vessels that supply the lungs, brain, kidneys,
etc.
3 DELAYED UNION
This occurs when healing does not occur at a normal rate
4 NONUNION
Failure of the ends of the fractured bone to unite. Therefore,
necrosis