Injury of the Knee Essay

Write a script for how you would explain the injury to the patient and the mother. Remember to use terms that they would understand, but also make sure you explain the medical terms the doctor used

A tibial plateau fracture is a condition where there is a complete or partial break in the connection of the upper part of a bone called tibia- it connects the knee with ankle bones-involving a joint in the knee. The medical condition is often caused by trauma like motorcycle accident as in the case of the patient. The fundamental treatment for the condition requires surgery which will reinstate the stability of the joint, the position and at the same time ensuring a full range motion. With fractures that are complex, the fracture is exposed to a direct view and the fragments of the bones are fastened into alignment using screws.

Additionally, the patient has suffered an elbow joint dislocation which means that the bones on the forearm-the ulna and radius- are separated from the bone on the upper arm which is the humerus. An elbow joint is made of the three bones and they can also be partial or complete, they are often caused by trauma like accidents and falls. In the case of the patient, the dislocation happened when she reached forwards with force bracing for impact, the force imparted on the arm causes the elbow to dislocate just like in a fall. Phalanges are the bones in the fingers, apart from the thumb which has two, other fingers have three phalanges. Fractured phalanges

refer to a condition where the bones of the fingers are broken as a result of an injury. The patient has suffered multiple fractures of the phalanges meaning that she has broken fingers, this often occurs when excess force is exerted on the fingers.

Based on the case you will need to create a document that outlines the muscles you believe would be affected directly by the damage to the knee and also provide your reasoning as to why they are affected.

Commonly, knee damages resulting from an accident causes a twist on the knee joint that stretches and pulls the muscle surrounding, this ligament runs in the middle of the knee and it is responsible for stability. Mostly, posterior and anterior muscles twist due to the force ligament tears. Damages might also cause patellar dislocation and fracture. Blunt and trauma to the knee made it hard for the lady to move her leg.  Ideally, this muscle twist triggers the body cells to discharge pain indication and begin the inflammatory action. Further, the cells responsible for inflammation release other cells to the site where the injury occurred and also cause some type of fluid to accumulate on the injured part. Eventually, this will result in swelling of tissues that have been injured making it hard for regular blood flow to take place and hence the redness and swelling of the affected area.

Diagram 1

Basically, from the diagram above, there are mobile parts on the knee from bones to tendons, ligaments, cartilages and the discs that act as shock absorbers between the exterior of the leg bone. Patella bone that forms the kneecap is the one prone to fracturing since it acts as the guard that protects the knee and breaking of it cause difficulties in walking and movement of the leg. Towards the end of the leg bones is coverage of articular connective tissue that assists with easy movement of the knee. Accidents cause rapid twisting of the knee resulting in a tear to this tissue causing swelling and pain in the joint.