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.
For patients who suffer a posterior hip dislocation with a displaced fracture of the acetabulum (hip socket), timing of repair is often determined by associated injuries A study from a major trauma center in Los Angeles involving over 100 patients with fractures of the acetabulum and a concomitant posterior dislocation of the hip indicate that the ...