Contents:
- Medical Video: 15 Human Body Parts That Will Disappear One Day
- What are the characteristics of broken legs?
- How do you treat broken legs?
- Immediately consult a doctor
- Home care
Medical Video: 15 Human Body Parts That Will Disappear One Day
Have you ever had a broken leg? Generally a broken leg is caused by a sports injury or an accident. Broken legs make it difficult for sufferers to move around in a certain period of time. If not treated immediately, fractures can become more severe.
What are the characteristics of broken legs?
There are several signs or symptoms if a person has a broken leg, including:
- The characteristics of a broken leg that generally occurs is hearing the sound of a crack like the sound "kreek ..." in the broken bone
- Broken foot bones can usually be very clearly seen but in some cases the doctor needs X-rays to confirm the diagnosis
- If the fracture is severe, it can be seen from the odd shape of the foot and there are even some cases that cause the leg bones to pop out of the skin
- In addition to other broken leg characteristics, the legs will look swollen and bruised so you feel great pain in the area around the broken bone, especially when trying to move or even just touch
Foot bone deformities can also be observed as broken leg characteristics, such as:
- Broken feet appear shorter than the legs that don't break
- If the fracture is in the leg, then the bone looks twisted
- If the fracture is right in the joint, then the joint will also look twisted
In some cases, someone who has a broken leg will also experience nausea, dizziness, even fainting due to shock and the pain he suffered from a broken leg.
How do you treat broken legs?
Immediately consult a doctor
You should immediately see a doctor if you experience broken leg characteristics as described above. Usually the doctor will do a diagnosis by physical examination and do some labolatrium tests to ascertain the position and location of the right fracture. Some labolatrium tests that are usually performed by doctors include X ray, CT Scan, Magenetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and other supporting tests.
If the doctor has done a series of tests, the doctor will usually advise patients to do treatment methods such as:
- Giving painkillers such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and so on
- Put a cast on the leg that has a broken bone. This cast serves to hold the injured limb in a straight line so that it doesn't move
- In addition, the doctor will also do other methods such as reduction - the process of returning the bone to its original point, which is done manually, if the bone experiences discoloration or injury to the joint
- In some more serious cases such as thigh fractures, orthopedic specialists will carry out further treatment such as surgery for the installation of a pen, screw, metal plate or cable that serves to maintain the position of the bone during the healing process by holding the tip of the broken bone back.
Home care
In addition, there are a number of things you can do to treat broken legs at home to relieve pain and swelling in the leg area, namely:
- Positioning your feet higher by supporting broken legs using void
- Compress the part that has swelling by using ice cubes
- Use crutches or crutches to walk so as not to overload broken legs
- Most importantly, do not do a lot of movement that imposes a leg
