Two groups of trauma character of fracture: probable, or relative, and reliable, or absolute.
Probable signs of a broken leg:
• leg pain during movement;
• swelling and swelling in the injured place;
• extensive bruising;
• limiting the mobility of the legs.
Reliable signs of a broken leg:
• abnormal, unnatural position of the limb;
• crepitation sound (the crunch of bone fragments, rubbing against each other);
• the emergence of pathological mobility foot in the place where there are no joints;
• violation of the integrity of the skin and visible from the ends of the bone fragments (in open fractures).
Fractures of the lower extremity of different departments have their symptoms with a variety of clinical manifestations.
Fracture of the upper femur is characterized by severe pain in the hip; unnatural position legs: she twisted outwards. When you try to lift his leg pain increases sharply. Easy effleurage the heel is given a sharp pain in the hip joint. Hear the sound of crepitation.
Fracture of the middle part of the hip pain is often compounded by a shock due to displacement of fragments. Thigh visually shortened deformed. The victim feels a sharp pain on movement, sound crepitation.
Fractures of both bones of the lower leg (tibia and fibula) are shown deformation and shortening of the tibia, the emergence of pathological mobility, severe pain, crepitus. Raise the injured leg alone can not. If one of the broken shin bone, limb deformed mild, the patient can raise the leg, although with difficulty. In place of the fracture detected edema, hematoma. Leg pain intensifies when tapped on the heel, when trying movement.
Fracture of the calcaneus is characterized by thickening of the sharp heels and her unnatural position (heel twisted outwards). Limited movement in the ankle joint. Stand on the injured leg the patient can not.
Fractures of the metatarsals (rear foot) appear edema and extensive bruising at the site of injury; sharp pain when you try to get the victim based on the forefoot.