Bone fractures and Breaks

Question 1

What is a Stress Fracture?

Answer 1

This is a series of many microscopic fissures in a bone without any evidence to injury to other tissues.

Question 2

What are common types of Fractures?

Answer 2

This would include Open, Comminuted, Greenstick, Impacted, Pott and Colles.

Question 3

What is Colles Fracture

Answer 3

This is a fracture of the lateral bone of the forearm (Radius) at the distal end.
The distal fragment is displaced posteriorly.

Question 4

What is a Pott fracture?

Answer 4

This is a fracture of the distal end of the fibula.

Question 5

What is a Impacted Fracture?

Answer 5

One end of the fractured bone is forced into the end of the other.

Question 6

What is a Greenstick fracture?

Answer 6

This is a partial fracture where one side of the bone is broken and the other side is still together.

Question 7

What is a Comminuted fracture?

Answer 7

This is when at the site of breaking bone is crushed and a smaller portion of bone is inside the area.

Question 8

What is a open fracture?

Answer 8

This is when the broken ends of the bone protrude through the skin.