The reader asks about the difference between breaking a bone or hair in a bone, as the doctor told him that he had hair, and then he visited another doctor who told him that he had a fracture and he asked about the difference between them? The truth is that the common use of the word hair means a simple crack or fracture of the bone without moving or moving parts of the bone. As for the common word fracture, it means a more severe fracture when the bones are dislocated. As for medical terms, there is no such thing as hair. Rather, we call fractures, either a simple, unmoved fracture, or a shifted fracture. From a therapeutic point of view, the difference is that the non-shifting fracture, or what is known in the public as hair, does not require surgical intervention in the vast majority of patients and is treated conservatively by using medical splints. As for the displaced fracture, in which the bones are far apart from each other, it may require surgical intervention to restore the broken bones to their normal position and restore their normal shape and fix them using nails or medical strips in order to heal in the correct position.
Swelling in the legs at the knee area
The reading sister is asking about swelling and protrusion in the upper leg area from the inner side below the knee area that appeared recently and increases in size and causes pain?
In many people, fat is concentrated in the upper leg area below the knee area, especially in women with extra weight. In this case, the lump or protrusion is symmetric that affects the legs and not one side without the other. These bulges or lumps usually increase with weight gain and may be painful when pressed. In these cases, the tumor is only fatty masses or large fatty bags in this area. But if the tumor was painful and was in one leg only, and it increased dramatically with the passage of time, then the necessary tests and X-rays must be done to confirm the diagnosis.
Rib fractures
Brother Abdullah is asking about the case of his mother who suffers from rib fractures on the right side of the chest and is in pain because of it, and he asks about the treatment method?
In fact, simple fractures in the ribs do not have a magic cure, but you must be patient and make sure that there are no other injuries in the lungs or in the body, and then the patient or the patient is given analgesic and muscle relaxant drugs. In medical device stores, there are also some medical bands for fractured ribs, which help reduce movement in the fractured area. In the vast majority of patients, the pain decreases gradually with the passage of time and disappears within 6 to 8 weeks, God willing. During this period, you must be patient, take sedative medications when necessary, try to avoid movement too much, and maintain proper nutrition by consuming an adequate amount of calcium and vitamin D, either through pills or as a liquid.
