FRACTURE TERMINOLOGY CH. 3

Question 1

avulsion fracture

Answer 1

broken bone in which the site of muscle, tendon, or ligament insertion is detached by a forceful pull.

Question 2

callus

Answer 2

bulging deposit around the area of a bone fracture that may eventually become bone.

Question 3

closed fracture/

simple fracture

Answer 3

broken bone in which there is no open wound in the skin

Question 4

comminuted fracture

Answer 4

broken bone that is splintered or crushed into multiple pieces

Question 5

compression fracture

Answer 5

broken bone produced when the bones are pressed together (example: jumping from a height onto your leg)

Question 6

crepitation/

crepitus

Answer 6

cracking sensation that is felt and heard when broken bones move together

Question 7

displaced fracture

Answer 7

bone fracture parts are out of line

Question 8

fracture

Answer 8

broken bone

Question 9

greenstick fracture/

incomplete fracture

Answer 9

bone that is broken only on one side and the other side is bent (like when a stick on a live tree is snapped)

Question 10

immobilization

Answer 10

act of holding, suturing, or fastening a bone in a fixed position, usually with a bandage or cast.

Question 11

manipulation/

reduction

Answer 11

attempted realignment of the bone involved in a fracture or dislocation

Question 12

oblique fracture

Answer 12

broken bone that has an angular break diagonal to the long axis.

Question 13

open fracture/

compound fracture

Answer 13

broken bone in which there is an open wound in the skin

Question 14

pathologic fracture

Answer 14

broken bone in an area of bone weakened by disease

Question 15

malunion

Answer 15

when the two bony ends of the fracture fail to heal together

Question 16

nonunion

Answer 16

total failure of fracture healing

Question 17

Varus

Answer 17

abnormal bending in of a bone

Question 18

Valgus

Answer 18

abnormal bending out of a bone (example: bowlegged)

Question 19

physeal fracture

Answer 19

bone that is broken at the epiphyseal line or growth plate; these fractures are further categorized as SALTER-HARRIS I-V FRACTURES

Question 20

spiral fracture

Answer 20

broken bone in which the bone is twisted apart or spiraled apart.

Question 21

stress fracture

Answer 21

broken bone caused by repetitive, local stress on a bone

Question 22

transverse fracture

Answer 22

broken bone that is broken at right angles to its axis or straight across the bone.