In addition to maintaining body alignment, the main objective of all health professionals caring for orthopedic clients is to:
a. preserve muscle tone and continue joint motion
b. prevent injury and provide immediate treatment
c. correct deformities
d. repair hereditary problems
A
The care of clients who sustain musculoskeletal trauma focuses on providing pain relief, careful positioning to maintain skin integrity, assessing complications that may arise from application of casts or traction, preserving muscle tone and continuing joint motion, prevention of contractures, and maintaining the mobility of unaffected muscles and bones.
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