39. Musculoskeletal Alterations Flashcards
noncommunicating wound between bone and skin
closed fracture
communicating wound between bone and skin
open fracture
fracture with multiple bone fragments present
comminuted fracture
fracture line parallel to long axis of bone
linear fracture
fracture line at an angle to long axis of bone
oblique fracture
fracture line perpendicular to long axis of bone
transverse fracture
fracture line encircling bone
spiral fracture
fracture fragments pushed into each other
impacted fracture
fracture at a point where bone has been weakened by disease; can occur with normal weight bearing activity
pathologic fracture
fragment fo bone connected to a ligament or tendon detaches from the main bone
avulsion fracture
fracture wedged or squeezed together on one side of bone
compression fracture
fracture with one, both, or all fragments out of normal alignment
displaced fracture
fragment close to joint but remains outside of joint capsule
extracapsular fracture
fragment within joint capsule
intracapsular fracture
5 types of incomplete fractures
- greenstick - torus - bowing - stress - transchondral
fracture where bone is broken entirely
complete fracture
fracture where bone is damaged but still in one piece; occur more often in flexible, growing bones of children
incomplete fracture
break in one cortex of bone with splintering of inner bone surface; commonly occurs in children and elderly
greenstick fracture
buckling of cortex of a bone
torus fracture
bending of a bone
bowing fracture
microfracture
stress fracture
separation of cartilaginous joint surface (articular cartilage) from main shaft of bone
transchondral fracture
diseases that cause pathologic fractures
- osteoporosis - RA - Paget disease - osteomalacia - rickets - hyperparathyroidism - radiation therapy - cancer - infection
healing that occurs when adjacent bone cortices are in contact with one another; usually due to surgical fixation and restriction of movement between fragments
direct/primary healing
healing that involves both intramembranous and endochondral bone formation, development of callus, and bone remodeling; occurs in fractures that are treated with non-rigid or semi-rigid bone fixation (casts, braces, etc.)
indirect/secondary healing
T/F: both direct and indirect fracture healing involve callus formation
False; only indirect
List the 5 steps of callus formation
- hematoma formation - organization of hematoma into fibrous network - invasion of osteoblasts; lengthening of collagen strands and deposition of calcium -callus formation -remodeling: excess callus is reabsorbed and trabecular bone is deposited
Signs and symptoms of a bone fracture (7)
- unnatural alignment (deformity) - swelling - muscle spasm - tenderness - pain - imparted sensation - decreased mobility
5 treatment methods for fractures
- immobilization - reduction of displaced fractures - traction - closed manipulation - internal/external fixation
failure of bone ends to grow together
nonunion
union that does not occur until about 8-9 months after fracture
delayed union
healing of a bone in an incorrect anatomic position
malunion
Purpose of traction
stretches and fatigues muscles that have pulled bone fragments out of place -> more readily allowing distal fragments to align with proximal fragments
procedure in which pins or rods are surgically placed into uninjured bone near fracture site and the stabilized with external frame of bars (used to treat fxs that wouldn’t be stabilized well with a cast)
external fixation
displacement of one or more bones in a joint in which the opposing joint surfaces entirely lose contact with each other
dislocation
contact between articular surfaces is only partially lost
subluxation
Conditions associated w/ dislocation/subluxation (4)
- fractures (trauma) - muscle imbalance - incongruities in the articulating surface of bone (RA) - joint instability
tear or injury to a muscle tendon
strain
tear or injury to a ligament
sprain
complete separation of a tendon/ligament from its bony attachment
avulsion
inflammation of a tendon
tendinitis
inflammation of a bursa that is caused by repeated trauma; can also be septic due to wound infection
bursitis
inflammation of a tendon where it attaches to a bone
epicondylitis
lateral epicondylitis
tennis elbow
medial epicondylitis
golfer’s elbow
rapid breakdown of muscle that causes release of intracellular contents, including protein pigment myoglobin, into the extracellular space and bloodstream
rhabdomyolysis (myoglobinuria)