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Faculty of Medicine
Department of nursing & midwifery
Medical surgical Nursing 2 (7401204)
Musculoskeletal System
Medical &Nursing Management of Patients With
Musculoskeletal Trauma
4- Osteomyelitis
• Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone that begins as an
inflammation within the bone secondary to penetration by infectious
organisms (virus, bacteria, or fungi) following trauma or surgery.
• Clinical Manifestations
1. Bone pain that is constant, pulsating, localized, and worse with
movement
2. Erythema and edema at the site of the infection
3. Fever
4. Leukocytosis and possible elevated sedimentation rate
5. Many of these manifestations will disappear if the infection
becomes chronic.
Muhammad Abu Rajab, RN, MSN, CRNA
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(M.S 2)
Complications of Immobilizing Interventions: Casts,
Splints, and Traction
4- Avascular necrosis
• Avascular necrosis results from the circulatory compromise that
occurs after a fracture. Blood flow is disrupted to the fracture site
and the resulting ischemia leads to tissue (bone) necrosis.
• Commonly found in hip fractures or in fractures with displacement
of a bone.
• Clients receiving long-term corticosteroid therapy are at greater risk
for developing avascular necrosis.
• Replacement of damaged bone with a bone graft or prosthetic
replacement may be necessary.
Causes
• Unknown
• Repetitive wrist motions involving excessive flexion or extension
• Dislocation
• Acute sprain.
Pathophysiology
• The median nerve controls motions in the forearm, wrist, and hand
and supplies sensation to the index, middle, and ring fingers.
Compression of the median nerve results in sensory and motor
changes in the median distribution of the hand.
Diagnostic tests
Diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome is based on these characteristic
tests and findings:
• Tinel’s sign: Tingling occurs over the median nerve on light
percussion.
• Phalen’s maneuver: Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms occur when
the patient holds his forearms vertically and allows both hands to
drop into complete flexion at the wrists for 1 minute.
• Compression test: Blood pressure cuff inflated above systolic
pressure on the forearm for 1 to 2 minutes provokes pain and
paresthesia along the distribution of the median nerve.
• Electromyography: A median nerve motor conduction delay of more
than 5 milliseconds suggests carpal tunnel syndrome.
Muhammad Abu Rajab, RN, MSN, CRNA
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(M.S 2)
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Treatment
• Conservative treatment includes resting the hands by splinting
• the wrists in neutral extension for 1 to 2 weeks.
• If a definite link has been established between the patient’s
occupation and carpal tunnel syndrome, he may have to seek other
work.
• Effective treatment may also require correction of an underlying
disorder.
• Surgical decompression of the nerve by sectioning the entire
transverse carpal tunnel ligament.
Overview
• Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis.
• Symptoms usually begin in middle age and may progress
with age.
• Disability depends on the site and severity of
involvement and can range from minor limitation of the
fingers to severe disability in people with hip or knee
involvement.
• The rate of progression varies, and joints may remain
stable for years in an early stage of deterioration.
Causes
• Unknown
• Normal part of aging
• Metabolic
• Genetic
• Chemical
• Mechanical factors.
Treatment
• Most measures are palliative.
• Medications for relief of pain and joint inflammation include
aspirin (or other nonopioid analgesics), indomethacin, ketorolac,
ibuprofen.
• In some cases, intraarticular injections of corticosteroids. Such
injections may delay the development of nodes in the hands.
• Patients who have severe osteoarthritis with disability or
uncontrollable pain may undergo one or more of these surgical
procedures: Arthroplasty, arthrodesisthem, osteoplasty,
osteotomystress.