Fracture

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Test:

X-ray (AB), bone scan (AB)

Sign:

Deformity, swelling, ecchymosis, impaired func-tion, fracture blister, crepitus, hypermobility, Barford test (neck of femur)

Dd:

Dislocation, strain, sprain, cartilage trauma, rup-tured tendon, ruptured ligament, severe bruising, sarcoma, osteomyelitis, Osgood-Schlatter's dis­ease, osteoarthritis

Phys: