Fractures in children are very
common. Children are active and their adventurous nature sometimes creates problems
for them. Children can break bones while they play, run, fall or take a sudden
slip. The bones of children are
very soft as compared to adults. Their bones can easily break but they heal
much faster than adults too.
The duration of fracture healing
is half of the time as in adults in same type of broken bone. This injury can
easily be diagnosed in an X-ray.
There are several reasons why
children get fractured so easily when compared to adults. Following are some of
these reasons:
1.
The bones in children
mature at a different time as compared to adults. They have more cartilage than
calcium. The bones of the children
have low calcium content so they can get fractured easily. In order to prevent broken
bones, children must take the proper amount of calcium in the form of their
food. Food rich in calcium should be given to the growing children.
2.
Every bone has some
areas called growth plates where the bone grows. It is the point in the bone
where it has maximum cell activity. It is also its weakest point. It is the
point where child can get a fracture so easily. These areas appear as lucent
lines in the X- ray and are sometimes difficult to diagnose. Fractures near the growth plate must be
aligned well because it can have certain parts on both the sides of the plate.
Thus it is very
important to follow some quick first aids for fractured bone cases in children.
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