Your patient, Ms. McCabe, fractured a metatarsal three months ago and then fract
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Your patient, Ms. McCabe, fractured a metatarsal three months ago and then fractured a proximal phalanx two hours ago. Match each process to the bone in which it is occurring.
Your patient, Ms. McCabe, fractured a metatarsal three months ago and then fractured a proximal phalanx two hours ago. Match each process to the bone in which it is occurring. Metatarsal Proximal phalanx Excess bony callus is removed. Blood clots around the fracture. Compact bone forms at fracture site. Damaged bone cells are dying.Explanation / Answer
Since, it is three months for the metatarsal to have fractured- the two process linked to it are:
1. Excess bony callus is removed:- as part of bone healing process 'fracture callus' develops at the site which is eventually replaced by cartilages.
2. Compact bone forms at fracture site:- The final stage of bone healing process.
Since the proximal phalanx is fractured just couple of hours back, some of the early processes associated include
1. Blood clots arounds the fracture:- the first step that happens right after the fracture under bone healing process.
2. Damaged bone cells are dying:- As part of inflammatory phase this would follow after the blood clotiing.
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