Answer to Question 1
A
Because the skin has been broken, the child is at risk for organisms to enter the wound. The incidence of osteoarthritis and the chance of epiphyseal disruption are not increased with compound fracture. Periosteum thickening is part of the healing process and is not a complication.
Answer to Question 2
B
The major cause of children's fractures is falls. Because of the protection reflexes, the outstretched arm often receives the full force of the fall. Automobile accidents, physical abuse, and sports injuries may result in fractures to any bone.
Child racing at the Naadam festival
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Nurse opens sterile package
Fractures are diagnosed based on an X-ray of the broken bone. Shown here: a comminuted fracture of ...
Cretinism can result in a child born to a mother who was iodine deficient during early pregnancy
A representative karyotype and a photograph of a child