Question

A mother drops off her 15-year-old boy at soccer practice. While at practice, the son is kicked just below the knee, causing him to fall to the ground. He was wearing his shin guards but complains that it hurts too much to walk. The coach calls the mother and informs her of the incident. When his mother arrives at the soccer field she sees her son is sitting on the bench with ice on his leg. The coach and a teammate help her get him into the car, and she drives him to the emergency department. An x-ray image shows a fracture near the knee with subluxation.

1. Explain to the mother and son what his current conditions mean.

2. Additionally, the boy has suffered a complete separation of a ligament from its bony attachment. This injury is known as

3. Attempts at closed reduction are unsuccessful; consequently, the young man is taken into surgery. At the completion of the procedure, the orthopedic surgeon talks with the family. The repair was more extensive than they had initially expected. Near the site of the break, a tumor was found. Based on the young man’s age, it is most likely that the tumor is

4. The patient and family become concerned upon hearing this diagnosis. How would you explain the pathophysiology of this type of tumor to them?

5.Discuss treatment options and after care instructions for the patient.

Answer 1

1 it is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone leading or resulting to physical deformity

2Avulsion

3confined

4 the usual cause is a directed force sufficient to overcome the bond between the affected tooth and the periodontal liagmeny with in the cradling alveolar socket. Avulsion results in hypoxia and eventual necrosis of pulp. The primary site is rapid reimplatation is to preserve the periodontal ligament not the tooth

5 rest n ice, cast immobilization, surgery

Complete rest, take more and more fluids, clean with ice and take medicines as per physicians order