ch 15 Flashcards
Dislocation
Luxation
Partial dislocation
Subluxation
Forced wrenching or twisting of a joint that results in partial rupture/tearing of ligaments w/out dislocation.
Sprain
Bruise with a possible avulsion fracture.
Contusion
Break in a bone
Fracture
Fragmented ends of the bone make contact with each other
Apposition
Ends of fragments make end to end contact
Anatomic apposition
Ends of fragments are aligned but pulled apart and don’t make contact with each other
Lack of apposition (distraction)
Fragments overlap and shafts make contact but not at fracture ends
Bayonet apposition
Loss of alignment of the fracture
Angulation
Direction or angle of apex of the fracture
Apex angulation
Distal fragment ends are angled toward midline
Varus deformity
Distal fragment ends are angled away from midline
Valgus deformity
Fracture in which the bone doesn’t break through the skin
Simple (closed) fracture
Portion of the bone protrudes through the skin
Compound (open) fracture
Fracture doesn’t traverse through entire bone
Incomplete (partial) fracture
Buckle of the cortex- no complete break in the cortex
Torus fracture
Fracture is on 1 side only (one side broken, one side bent)
Greenstick fracture
Break is complete
Complete fracture
Fracture at a near right angle
Transverse fx
Fracture at an oblique angle
Oblique fx
Bone has been twisted apart and fracture spirals around long axis
Spiral fx
Bone is splintered or crushed at site of impact
Comminuted fx
Bone is broken in 3 pieces w the middle fragment fractured at both ends
segmental fx
2 fragments on each side of a wedge shaped fragment- resembles wings
Butterfly Fx
Comminuted fracture in which bone is splintered into thin sharp fragments
splintered fx
One fragment driven into the other
impacted fx
Fracture of posterior lip of distal radius
Barton’s fx
Fracture caused by ball striking the end of finger
Baseball fx
Fracture at base of 1st metacarpal
Bennett’s fx
Fracture at 5th metacarpal- from punching someone
Boxer’s fx
Fracture of wrist, result from falling forward fall on outstretched arm
Colle’s fx
Fracture of wrist, result from backward fall on outstretched arm
Smith’s fx
Fracture through pedicles of axis (C2)
Hangman’s fx
Intra articular fracture of radial styloid process (hand cranked cars would backfire and crank would strike distal forearm)
Hutchinson’s (chauffeur’s) fx
Fracture of proximal half of ulna along w/ dislocation of radial head
Monteggia’s fx
fracture at distal fibula w/ injury to ankle joint
Pott’s fx
Severe stress to a tendon/ligament in joint
Avulsion fx
Direct blow to orbit
Blowout/tripod fx
involves an isolated bone fragment
chip fx
Compression injury
compression fx
fracture of skull, fragment depressed
depressed fx
fracture through epiphyseal plate
epiphyseal fx
disease process w/in bone
pathologic fx
fracture lines radiate from central point of injury with starlike pattern- patella
stellate fx
fracture is nontraumatic- results from stress on a bone
stress/fatigue fx
fracture of ankle joint involves medial/lateral malleoli as well as posterior lip of distal tibia
trimalleolar fx
fracture of distal phalanx- crushing blow to finger/thumb
tuft/burst fx
nonsurgical procedure
closed reduction
exposed w screws, plates, or rods installed as need to maintain alignment
open reduction w internal fixation