Bone Fracture Vocab Flashcards
0
Q
Comminuted
A
Three or more fragments at fracture site
1
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Greenstick
A
Incomplete breaks in bones
2
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Linear
A
Bone splits along length
3
Q
Transverse
A
Occur in straight line at right angle
4
Q
Oblique/ spiral
A
S-shaped separation
5
Q
Impacted
A
Bone is forced into another bone and cause tissue to compress
6
Q
Avulsion
A
Separation of a bone fragment from contex
7
Q
Blowout
A
Occur in wall of eye orbit
8
Q
Serrated
A
Two bone fragments that have sawtooth sharp edges fracture line
9
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Depressed
A
Flat bones in the skull
10
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Countrecoup
A
Side opposite to injury site on head
