Bone injury Flashcards
1
Q
Fracture
A
simple bone breaks clearly
2
Q
Stress
A
repeated overuse injury
3
Q
Greenstick
A
incomplete fracture it bends mostly with children
4
Q
Spinal
A
the jagged bone ends due to excessive torsion fixed bone
5
Q
comminuted
A
complicated bone broke into many pieces
6
Q
Transverse
A
clean break in a straight line across the bone
7
Q
Oblique
A
angle slips by itself
8
Q
Avulsion
A
bone fragment pulled off by attach tendon/ligament
9
Q
compound
A
open bones ends penetrate through skin could cause infection
10
Q
Epiphyseal
A
separation of bone from growth plate
11
Q
Depression
A
a broken bone is driven inward skull
12
Q
Impaction
A
bone is driven into it another piece of bone
