The healthcare provider is pleased that an adolescent's broken arm has healed within 4 weeks. What factors in the patient's health history facilitated the healing of this fracture?
Select all that apply.
1. The patient is 17 years old.
2. There are no active disease processes in the health history.
3. The patient waited 4 hours to get the fracture treated.
4. The patient bicycles and plays tennis nearly every day.
5. The patient drinks four 8-ounce glasses of milk a day.
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5
Positive systemic factors that affect wound healing include younger age, absence of infection or diseases, moderate activity level prior to injury, and adequate amounts of calcium. A delay in the correction of the displacement is a local factor that would negatively impact the healing of the fracture.
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