1.what caused her to get a spiral fracture of the femur 2.why was she bleeding?

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1.what caused her to get a spiral fracture of the femur

2.why was she bleeding?
3. why were the doctors having trouble getting the blood she needed?
4. what was the purpose of the plates?

start fra Norma l 164 6380 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (2178) Assignments My Tools Resources Classlist Help Quiz # 1 Skeletal System-Quiz rtinez: Attempt 1 year-old Caucasian girl of British descent went on a school ski trip. Her ski bindings were set too tight She fell and suff ral fracture of the femur. She was admitted to a Japanese orthopedic hospital. She was losing blood and had a rare bloo so surgery was not scheduled until she was stabilized and blood was a r to position it properly. She recovered uneventfully vailable. Two plates were screwed to the sides of at is a spiral fracture of the femur? Femur is a hbone, is the main and important bone of the capable of walking or jumping, est A twisting e to the thigh causes this type of fracture. abs ion 12 (5 points) caused her to get a spiral fracture of the femur? 0

Explanation / Answer

1. The spiral fracture was caused because of twisting of her femur when she fell.

2, Femur is richly supplied with blood vessels. So, when the femur bone was twisted, due to twisting, blood vessel may have been torn. If it is artery, then bleeding occurs heavily.

3. She had a rare blood group. So, getting a matching donor became difficult.

4. During spiral fracture, the bones got dislocated. The plates were used to keep the separated bones aligned together and immobilized.

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