Ch. 15 Trauma, Mobile, and Surgical Radiography Flashcards
the displacement of a bone that is no longer in contact with its normal articulation
dislocation
the most common dislocations encountered in trauma involve this region
shoulder, fingers/thumb, patella, and hip
a traumatic partial dislocation of the radial head of a child, caused by hard pull on the hand and wrist of a child
nursemaid elbow; jerked elbow
a forced wrenching or twisting of a joint resulting in a partial rupture or tearing of supporting ligaments, without dislocation
sprain
bruise type of injury with a possible avulsion fracture
contusion
a football injury involving contusion of bone at the iliac crest of the pelvis
hip pointer
a disruption of bone caused by mechanical forces applied either directly to the bone or transmitted along the shaft of the bone
fracture
this refers to the associative relationship between long axes of the fracture fragments
alignment
a fracture is aligned if…
long axes of the bone remain parallel to each other
this describes how the fragmented ends of the bone make contact with each other
apposition
anatomic alignment of ends of fractured bone fragments, wherein the ends of the fragments make end-to-end contact
anatomic apposition
the ends of fragments are aligned but pulled apart and are not making contact with each other
lack of apposition (distraction)
the fracture fragments overlap and the shafts make contact, but not at the fracture ends
Bayonet apposition
this describes loss of alignment of the fracture
angulation
this describes the direction or angle of the apex of the fracture, such as a medial or lateral apex, wherein the point or apex of the fracture points medially or laterally
apex angulation
the distal fragment ends are angled toward the midline of the body and the apex is pointed away from the midline
varus deformity
the distal fragments ends are angled away from the midline and the apex is pointed toward
valgus deformity
a fracture in which the bone does not break through the skin
simple (closed) fracture
fracture in which a portion of the bone (usually the fragmented end) protrudes through the skin
compound (open) fracture
this type of fracture does not traverse through the entire bone
incomplete (partial) fracture
what are the two major types of incomplete fractures
torus and greenstick
this is a buckle of the cortex, characterized by localized expansion of the cortex, possibly with little or no displacement, and no complete break in the cortex
torus fracture (buckle fracture)
this is a fracture on one side only, the cortex on one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent
greenstick fracture (hickory or willow stick fracture)
in this fracture, the break is complete and includes the cross-section of bone, the bone is broken into 2 pieces
complete fracture
what are the 3 major types of complete fractures
transverse, oblique, spiral fracture
fracture is at a near right angle to the long axis of the bone
transverse fracture
fracture passes trough bone at an oblique angle
oblique fracture
the bone has been twisted apart and the fracture goes around the long axis of the bone
spiral fracture
in this fracture, the bone is splintered or crushed at the site of impact, resulting in two or more fragments
comminuted fracture
what are the 3 types of comminuted fractures
segmental, butterfly, and splintered fracture
a type of double fracture in which two fracture lines isolate a distinct segment of bone; the bone is broken into 3 pieces, with the middle fragment fracture at both ends
segmental fracture
a comminuted fracture with two fragments on each side of a main, wedge-shaped separate fragment
butterfly fracture
a comminuted fracture in which the bone is splintered into thin sharp fragments
splintered fracture
in this fracture, one fragment is firmly driven into the other, such as the shaft of the bone being driven into the head or end segment. most commonly occurs at distal or proximal ends of femur humerus or radius
impacted fracture
intra-articular fracture of the distal radius often associated with dislocation or subluxation of the radiocarpal joint
Barton fracture
fracture of the distal phalanx caused by a ball striking the end of an extended finger. the DIP joint is partially flexed, and an avulsion fracture is frequently present at the posterior base of the distal phalanx
baseball (mallet) fracture
this longitudinal fracture, which occurs at the base of the 1st metacarpal with the fracture line entering the carpometacarpal joint, generally includes a posterior dislocation or subluxation
Bennett fracture
this fracture usually involves the distal 5th metacarpal, with an apex posterior angulation best demonstrated on the lateral view
boxer fracture