9 - Ortho Flashcards
What are the 4 major body systems that are impacted by immobility?
What is the pnemonic for the first aid treatment of soft tissue injuries?
Bone subjected to repeated stress, AKA fatigue fracture
Stress Fracture
Displacement of fracture fragments, can be axially displaced, angulated or rotated
Displaced Fracture
Related to joints
Interarticular Fracture
Across the shaft of the bone, combo of bending and twisting
Oblique Fracture
One broken end driven and wedged into the other – commonly seen with comminuted fractures
Impacted Fracture
A fracture in which bone has splintered into several fragments
Comminuted Fracture
Ligament or tendon attached to bone pulls away
Avulsion Fracture
Lengthwise along bone
Longitudinal Fracture
A fracture that is straight across the bone
Transverse Fracture
Many small fragments (more than 2 pieces)
Comminuted Fracture
A fracture that results from repeated loading without bone and muscle recovery
Stress Fracture
A fracture occurring at an angle across the bone (less stable than a transverse fracture)
Oblique Fracture
A fracture that twists around the shaft of the bone
Spiral Fracture
A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken and the other side is bent
Greenstick Fracture
Related to disease making bones brittle
Pathologic Fracture
Incomplete fracture in which the bone bends
Greenstick Fracture
A fracture in which a bone fragment is driven into another bone fragment
Impacted Fracture
A fracture in which a fragment of bone has been pulled away by a ligament or tendon and its attachment
Avulsion Fracture
Fracture line spirals around the shaft of the bone
Spiral Fracture
A fracture that occurs through an area of diseased bone (eg, osteoporosis, bone cyst, Paget’s disease, bony metastasis, tumor); can occur without trauma or a fall
Pathologic Fracture
