Chapter 12 Flashcards
What fracture involves the ring of atlas (C1)? Type?
Jefferson Fracture
Comminuted
What is a comminuted fracture
complete fracture
fragments of bone remain
What is a complete non-comminuted fracture
fracture line
bone separated into 2
What is an avulsion fracture
fragment of bone pulled away by tendon or ligament
What is an incomplete fracture
little or no displacement
most commonly in forearm or tib/fib
Type of incomplete fractures (name)
Greenstick
Torus (buckle)
Name a type of avulsion fracture
John Fracture
Clay Shoveler’s Fracture
What fracture involves the arch of C2
Hangman’s Fracture
Name of fracture affecting spinous process of lower cervical region
clay shoveler’s
What surrounds the nucleus pulposus
annulus fibrosus
The central mass of the intervertebral disk:
a. annulus fibrosus
b. nucleus pulposus
B
Herniated disc or slip disc is known as
herniated nucleus pulposus
cause of herniated nucleus pulposus and location
cause: compression of disc and twisting
location: lumbar or cervical
bony defect in the pars interarticularis
a. spondlylolysis
b. spondylolisthesis
a
anterior displacement of one vertebra over another
a. spondlylolysis
b. spondylolisthesis
b
If there is a bony defect in the pars interarticularis bilaterally it is a:
a. spondlylolysis
b. spondylolisthesis
b