bone fractures

Question 1

open fracture (compound)

Answer 1

• broken ends of bone protrude thru the skin

Question 2

closed fracture (simple)

Answer 2

broken ends of bone don’t protrude thru the skin

Question 3

comminuted

Answer 3

• bone is splintered, crushed or broken into pieces at the time of impact
• smaller bone fragments lie between the 2 main fragments

Question 4

greenstick

Answer 4

• partial fraction in which one side of bone is broken and other side bends (only in kids)
• only in kids cos. bones aren’t fully ossified and contain more organic material than inorganic

Question 5

impacted

Answer 5

one end of fractured bone is forcefully drive into the interior of the other

Question 6

pott

Answer 6

fracture of the distal end of the fibula
serious injury of distal tibial articulation

Question 7

colles

Answer 7

fracture of the distal end of the lateral forearm bone
distal fragment is displaced posteriorly

Question 8

vertebral compression fracture

Answer 8

• vertebral body of one or more vertebrae fractures becomes compressed into a wedge shape
• may be caused by injury, trauma or more commonly w ppl who have osteoporosis

Question 9

avulsion

Answer 9

injury to bone in a place where a tendon or ligament attaches to the bone
tendon or ligament pulls off a piece of the bone

Question 10

hairline

Answer 10

often seen in athletes
bone experiences a very high force that causes the hairline fracture to propagate