Bone Fracture Treatment in Gurgaon
What is Bone Fracture?
When a bone crack or break, it is called bone fracture, and this can happen to any bone in the body. The common cases, where there is a higher chance of bone fracture, falling from a higher height, accidents, weak bones (happens at the age of 50+ who are diagnosed with osteoporosis).
Now, how will you identify if you’re suffering from a bone fracture? There will be swelling in the area, pain, bruising, not able to lift up the affected bone. Fractures happen quite often and they’re not all similar. There are different types of bone fractures, let’s learn more about them below.
What are the Types of Bone Fracture?
Bone fracture has 4 main categories, open, closed, displaced and non-displaced. In an open bone fracture, the bone is broken and coming out of the skin. Whereas, in a closed bone fracture, there is a bone broken but it is not coming out and doesn’t cause any open bleeding.
Displaced bone fracture involves misplacement of bones after the crack or broken bone. And non-displaced fracture means there is a fracture, but the bones are aligned.
Let’s take a deep dive at different types of bone fracture:
Stress Fracture
Tiny cracks occur in your bones after regular stress. This is common in athletes as they spend time working on their muscles and it can affect bones like the tibia or metatarsals. There are two types of this fracture, hairline fracture which is less severe and heals in a short period of time and stress fracture, which implies severity is high and the healing period would be longer too.
Compression Fracture
In this vertebra bone gets affected and it is common in case of osteoporosis or trauma. Compression bone fracture affects thoracic and lumbar spine, two important regions of the vertebral column. So, the fracture may result in loss of height, hunchback, etc.
Greenstick Fracture
This is not technically a fracture as the bone bends do not break. Greenstick bone fracture occurs in children as their bones are soft and flexible due to more collagen.
Segmental Fracture
In this scenario, the bone is broken into two or more parts. This can cause bone instability, chronic pain (if not treated), etc.
Oblique Fracture
Bone has broken in an angel and this occurs due to an accident or hard hit. Why does the bone break in an angel? It happens due to a hard squeeze or bent of the bone.
Impacted Fracture
One broken bone collided with another bone. This fracture impacts movement of the affected area and severe pain.
Transverse Fracture
Bone is broken in a right angle and it is commonly caused by an accident or free fall from a high height.
Linear Fracture
This is a basic type of bone fracture and occurs parallel to the straight bone. With the right treatment and care, the healing can be done smoothly.
Spiral Fracture
When the bone is twisted and the fracture lines appear in a spiral form, such bone fracture is termed as spiral bone fracture, and this could be caused by accidents.
Comminuted Fracture
Suppose, bone fracture has occurred in 3 or more fragments, such a condition is comminuted fracture and happens after a hard collision or fall from a high height.
What are the Causes of Bone Fractures?
Your bones break or crack due to many reasons. We’ve listed a few of them, so you can be cautious if it is a manmade injury.
- Accidents: Road accidents, or any type of accident such as falling from stairs, a few floors or getting bruised by slipping.
- Age: With age our bone loses its density and causes it to break or crack easily, this condition is commonly known as osteoporosis.
- Continuous stress: If you’re an athlete and do rigorous workouts or practice of your sport without much break, it can cause stress to your bones and result in crack or break.
What are the Symptoms of Bone Fractures?
Now, if you have a bone fracture, how will you recognize it? Because in some rare cases there won’t be pain. Here we have listed some common signs of a broken bone.
- Pain: If the fracture is a result of an accident or injury, you will feel quick pain and it is advised to see the doctor for conclusive results.
- Swelling: The area where a bone has been broken will start to swell and it helps you identify the area where a fracture may have been caused.
- Bruising: You may see the sign of bruising on the area where it is broken.
- Deformity: There may be a change of shape in your bodily structure after a fracture.
When Should You Consult a Doctor?
If the above signs are persistent, do consult with the doctor. They’ll run some diagnostic tests to confirm whether it is bone fracture or something else. Because there are some conditions that may mimic the signs of bone fracture and might not be it.
This is why, it is advised to seek medical care and don’t follow any home remedies as it will only worsen things. At Artemis Hospitals our orthopedic specialists help you with your condition and our advanced technology makes diagnosis of your fracture easy and quick.
We have a team of experienced orthopedic surgeons that will carry out the bone fracture surgery according to your individual case and the recovery period may vary depending on your condition.
How are Bone Fractures Diagnosed?
Some common diagnostic tests to find a broken bone are:
- X-Rays: The most common procedure to diagnose whether the bone has cracked or it is broken. The images shown in the x-rays give a clear view of your bone fracture.
- CT Scan: This diagnostic test is recommended if the fracture is complex and multiple broken bones and cracks are found in x-ray.
- MRI Scans: When the fracture occurs in joints and there are chances of soft tissue injury, this diagnostic test is advised.
- Bone Scan: In case the fracture is not visible in any of the above scans, a bone scan is done. In this, technetium-99m and methylene blue is injected in your bloodstream. This accumulates in the area where fracture has occurred.
What are the Treatment Options of Bone Fractures?
The doctor may advise you on different treatments, depending on your condition. Here we’ve categorized them in two, medical and surgical. Let’s take a look in detail:
- Immobilization: For bone fracture treatment, this is a common treatment. This is a non-invasive treatment where the doctor makes sure the movement of the injured body part is restricted. To ensure immobilization, they use: casts, splints, slings, and braces.
- Closed Reduction: This procedure is for a misplaced bone and doesn’t require any surgical intervention. The doctor places the bone in its right place, and once it is, the area is immobilized with a cast or splint.
- Bone Fracture Surgery: Surgery is required if the fracture is severe and there is a need of proper structuring of the broken bone with metal plate or screws. This ensures the bone is placed in a static position for a longer period until the bone starts healing.
What is the Recovery Time After Bone Fracture Surgery?
If you’ve undergone bone fracture surgery, you will recover after 3-6 months or more, depending on your fracture. The doctor will advise you to visit for follow up and in case of any inconvenience or complications faced after the surgery, consult the specialist.
There are 3 stages of bone fracture recovery:
- Repair
- Remodeling
- Maturation
In the repair stage, your tissues start building around the area of fracture and start healing. Next, comes the remodeling phase when your bone starts to take its original shape. And the final stage is maturation, where your fractured bone gains its strength.
Why Artemis Hospitals?
Choose Artemis Hospitals as we’ve the best orthopedist for your bone feature treatment and diagnosis. So if you fear that you’ll be suffering from a fracture.
To book an appointment with the best bone fracture doctor in Gurgaon, contact Artemis Hospitals at +91-124-451-1111 or WhatsApp at +91 980-040-0498. You can also schedule an appointment through our online patient portal or download and register on the Artemis Personal Health Record mobile app, available for both iOS and Android devices.
Reviewed By Dr. Dheeraj Batheja
Senior Consultant - Ortho Spine Surgery
Artemis Hospitals
