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Individuals with a high activity level appear to have a greater risk
of fractures. This group includes children and athletes
participating in contact sports. Because of an increase in bone
brittleness with the aging process, the elderly are also included in
this high-risk population. It has been recognized that up to the age
of 50, more men suffer from fractures than women because of
occupational hazards. However, after the age of 50, more women
suffer fractures than men. Specific diseases causing an increased
risk of fractures include Paget's disease, rickets, osteogenesis
imperfecta, osteoporosis, and prolonged disuse of a nonfunctional
body part such as after a stroke.
Symptoms of fractures usually begin with pain and swelling at the
involved site. There may also be a great deal of tenderness in the
area near the fracture. The skin in the area may be pale and obvious
deformity may be present. In more severe cases, there may be a loss
of pulse below the fracture site, such as in the extremities, with
numbness, tingling, or paralysis below the fracture. An open or
compound fracture is often accompanied by bleeding or bruising. If a
leg is fractured, weakness will usually accompany the injury causing
difficulty with weight bearing. |
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