Think You've Broken a Bone? 5 Invaluable Benefits of Prompt Orthopedic Urgent Care

The 206 bones in our bodies make up our skeletal system, but they do a lot more than that. The two types we have — the cortical (the structure bones) and trabecular (the spongy bones) — are filled with a marrow that contains stem cells which help make cells for our blood, heart, brain, and bones. They are living tissue designed to be resilient and are our literal structure for stability, movement, and function.

This is why damage to bones can have such a negative impact on our daily activities, and why bruised or broken bones should get help as soon as possible. 

We specialize in caring for bones, joints, and other parts of the musculoskeletal system, and to help you understand why getting treatment is so important, let’s look at bone fractures, the signs you may have them, and how you benefit from our urgent orthopedic care.

Residents of the Fort Worth, Texas, area looking to get broken bones and other musculoskeletal conditions treated can find help with Dr. Joseph Daniels and the dedicated staff at Southwest Orthopedic Associates.

Facts about bone fractures and breaks

Fractures are the technical term for breaks are terms used interchangeably from one another, but there are different ways bones can be fractured:

• Pattern: a fracture pattern indicates the look of the break; single line breaks in one path and others break in different ways at different parts of the bone
• Cause: breaks classified by how they occurred, as in stress (hairline), buckle (torus or impact), and avulsion (break away from the bone) fractures
• Body part: breaks specific to a body part, indicative of where injury from impact or an accident happens

They often result from falls, athletic impacts, or work-related injuries, and can happen to anyone. People with conditions that affect bones, like osteoporosis or arthritis, may be at greater risk.

Signs of broken bones

Determining whether or not you have a bone fracture will be a question of the severity of the break and where it is located. Minor fractures may not be noticeable unless under medical imaging, but if you experience intense pain that worsens when you use that part of the body, swelling, bruising, tenderness, reduced mobility, or deformity in the bone, you need medical attention.

The benefits of orthopedic urgent care

 Here are the ways you benefit from swift urgent care for bone fractures:

1. Preventing the condition from worsening

No matter what extent of the damage is, it’s vital to keep it from getting worse, and orthopedic care is how that’s accomplished. Getting the injury stable, avoiding possible complications, and giving you a long-term plan for healing and recovering is all part of the process.

2. Pain relief

No one wants to suffer while dealing with an injury, so getting out of pain is one of the first things we try to accomplish. Relieving the pain is an important step to getting your injury under control and will allow you to start using it once it’s made stable.

3. Improved stability

Braces, splints, cast, and surgeries are all things we can use to set a broken bone and keep it in place so it heals properly. 

4. Accurate diagnosis and care

Key to getting you the right treatment is to know exactly what’s wrong and how bad it is, so medical imaging to get a proper picture and find the right solution is essential in urgent care.

5. Surgical and nonsurgical solutions

To treat fractures of all sorts, we offer minimally invasive methods to treat injuries unless the damage is severe, which may require surgical joint replacement or other options.

If you have a fractured bone, don’t wait to get it treated or hope the pain goes away. Visit Dr. Daniels and Southwest Orthopedic Associates as soon as possible to get the help you need.