While playing on the playground, a child gets pushed backward and falls on his outstretched arms, fracturing his ulna and radius. what type of force created these fractures?



Answer :

The type of force creating this fracture in ulna and radius is indirect force.

What are the different causes of fractures?

  • A fracture refers to complete or partial break in a bone.
  • Bone fractures are caused due to trauma, overuse and disease that weaken the bones such as osteoporosis.
  • Depending upon the way in which the bone fractured, fractures can be open, stable, oblique, transverse, etc.
  • The major symptom is pain in the adjoining areas. Other symptoms include swelling, bruising, deformity.
  • Treatment includes applying cast or brace and fixing the broken bones into place.
  • Indirect force is the one which breaks the bone at a distance which is away from the point of impact. E.g.: You fall on your outstretched hand and break your upper arm.
  • Direct force breaks the bone at the point of impact.

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