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    A motorcycle accident resulted in an open, comminuted, minimally displaced fracture to the middle-distal third of the left tibia. This injury caused restricted function of the left leg, tissue swelling and laceration at the injury site, abrasions on the skin, bleeding from the damaged bone ends and surrounding soft tissue. As a result, the patient experienced shock, increased thigh diameter from blood loss, hypotension and tachycardia due to severe blood loss, fatigue and weakness in the affected extremity, and problems with gait and mobility.

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    A motorcycle accident resulted in an open, comminuted, minimally displaced fracture to the middle-distal third of the left tibia. This injury caused restricted function of the left leg, tissue swelling and laceration at the injury site, abrasions on the skin, bleeding from the damaged bone ends and surrounding soft tissue. As a result, the patient experienced shock, increased thigh diameter from blood loss, hypotension and tachycardia due to severe blood loss, fatigue and weakness in the affected extremity, and problems with gait and mobility.

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    Fracture Pathophysiology

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    Renee RoSe
    A motorcycle accident resulted in an open, comminuted, minimally displaced fracture to the middle-distal third of the left tibia. This injury caused restricted function of the left leg, tissue swelling and laceration at the injury site, abrasions on the skin, bleeding from the damaged bone ends and surrounding soft tissue. As a result, the patient experienced shock, increased thigh diameter from blood loss, hypotension and tachycardia due to severe blood loss, fatigue and weakness in the affected extremity, and problems with gait and mobility.

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    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

    Motorcycle accident

    Injury to middle – distal 3rd tibia lower left leg –


    open, comminuted, min-displaced.

    Restricted function of left leg

    Tissue swelling, laceration at the site of injury

    Abrasion in the skin

    Shock

    Bleeding from damage ends of bone &


    from surrounding soft tissue

    Increase diameter of the thigh due to


    continuous loss of blood

    Hypotension due to severe blood loss

    Tachycardia (stress response,


    hypovolemia)

    Fatigue, weakness on the affected


    extremity

    Gait and mobility problem

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