1 The prothrombin or vitamin Kâdependent group includes factors II, VII, IX, and X. 2  The fibrinogen group includes factors I, V, VIII, and XIII. 3  They are the most labile of the factors and are consumed during the coagulation process.
It is important to classify the type of fracture, because some fractures are more difficult to treat than others. Intra-articular fractures, open fractures, comminuted fractures, and displaced fractures (when the broken pieces of bone do not line up straight).are more difficult to treat, for example. Sometimes, the other bone of the forearm (the ulna) is also broken. This is called a distal ulna fracture.
A non-displaced fracture does not have to be reset, because the bone is just cracked and has not moved out of position. Open or compound fractures may require surgery in order to reposition the bone. Once the bone is reset and back in its normal form, a cast or splint will be applied.