| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Fractures healing | depends on size of bone and blood supply |
| UE union | 4 to 6 weeks |
| LE union | 8 to 12 weeks |
| therapeutic intervention for shoulder fractures include | strength with ROM, ROM after pain diminishes and fracture is stable, isotonic, isometric, wall climbing, codman's pendulum exercises, PROM and stretching after confirmed union |
| Kinds of hip fractures | Femoral neck fractures (older women), slight trauma or rotational force (if osteoporotic), hip pinning or compression screw, out of bed 2-4 days, endoprosthesis |
| endoprosthesis | severe displacement |
| Intertrochanteric fractures involve | greater and lesser trochanter, older women,direct trauma or force over trochanter, ORIF, ambulating 2 to 4 days |
| Subtrochanteric fracture | 1-2 inches below lesser trochanter, young women with direct trauma, nail with sideplate or intramedullary rod |
| Hip fractures are common in what age/sex? | women over 60 years of age |
| Treatment of hip fractures | closed reduction and immobilization, ORIF, partial hip replacement, |
| positions of hip stability | flexion, abduction, external rotation |
| positions of hip instability | adduction, internal rotation, and flextion (90 degrees) |
| What is the most common type of hip replacement surgery? | posterior-lateral most common type |
| common ADL training following hip replacement surgery | tub, toilet, socks, shoes, sit to stand |
| cemented | partial weight bearing for 6 weeks |
| uncemented | partial weight bearing for 12 weeks |
| hybrid | femoral cemented, acetabulum is uncemented for 6 weeks partial weight bearing |
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