Broken Bones

Question 0

Open (Compound)

Answer 0

The broken end of the bone protrudes through the skin

Question 1

Closed (Simple)

Answer 1

Does not break the skin

Question 2

Partial

Answer 2

Incomplete break

Question 3

Complete

Answer 3

Separate into two pieces

Question 4

Displaced

Answer 4

Loss of bone alignment

Question 5

Nondisplaced

Answer 5

Bone fractures stays aligned

Question 6

Greenstick

Answer 6

Partial fracture in which one side of the boat is broken and the other side bends

Question 7

Impacted

Answer 7

One end of the fractured bone is forcefully driven into the inferior of another

Question 8

Pott’s

Answer 8

Fracture of the distal end of the lateral leg bone, with serous injury to the distal tibial articulation

Question 9

Colles

Answer 9

Fracture of the distal end of the lateral forearm bone radius in which the distal fragment is displaced posteriorly

Question 10

Spiral

Answer 10

Break spirals around the bone

Question 11

Comminuted

Answer 11

Bone is splintered and crushed broken into pieces at site of impact

Question 12

Stress

Answer 12

Sense of microscopic fissures in bone that form evidence of injured tissue

Question 13

Avulsion

Answer 13

Fragment of bone is pulled off by tendon

Question 14

Bone repair (4 steps)

Answer 14

1. 6 to 8 hours swelling of area as a result of blood vessels breaking
2. Few weeks fibrocartilaginous callus
3. bony callus: forms spongy bone
4. Remodeling: replace a sponge bone with compact bone