Bone Fractures Flashcards
Break that does not penetrate the skin
Closed (simple) fracture
Broken bone penetrates through the skin
Open (compound bone) fracture
Broken bone penetrates through the skin
Open (compound bone) fracture
Bone fracture are treated by?
Reduction
Immobilization
Reduction and immobilization treatment
Realignment of the bone
Bones breaks into many fragments
-common in aged people, whose bones r brittle
Comminuted
Bone is crushed
Common in porous bones
Osteoporotic bones
Compression
Typical skull fracture
Broken bone portion is pressed inwards
Depressed
Occurs when attempts to fall with outstretched arms
Broken bones ends are forced to meet into each other
Impacted
Common in sports fracture
Ragged break occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to the bone
Spiral
Bones breaks incompletely much in the way a green twig breaks
Common in children whose bones are more flexible than those of others
Greenstick
Break is splinted by fibro cartilage to form?
Callus
Internal callus
External callus
New blood vessels
Spongy bone trabecula
Fibrocartilage callus formation
Healed fracture
Bone remodeling
Fibro cartilage callus replaced by?
Bony callus