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UNIT 5 – Section Objectives

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this unit you should be able to:

1. Describe a fracture in terms of its type and the position of the bone fragments.
2. Make inferences about how a fracture was caused.
3. Discuss how the cause of a fracture affects the treatment.
4. Describe the initial management and investigation of an injured patient.
5. List the four major methods used to treat a fracture.
6. List the early and the late complications of fractures.