Chapter 31- Orthopaedic Injuries

Question 1

Fascia

Answer 1

Fibrous tissues

Question 2

Tibia

Answer 2

Shinbone. It’s responsible for supporting the major weight bearing surface of the knee and ankle

Question 3

Fibula

Answer 3

Much smaller than the tibia, runs behind and beside the tibia. It’s an important anchor for ligaments surround in the new joint

Question 4

What are the ankle bones called

Answer 4

Tarsals

Question 5

What are the foot bones called

Answer 5

Metatarsals

Question 6

What are the toe bones called

Answer 6

Phalanges

Question 7

Calcaneus

Answer 7

Heel bone

Question 8

What’s gone marrows purpose

Answer 8

To form red blood cells

Question 9

Zone of injury

Answer 9

Injuries to bones and joints are often associated with the injury to the surrounding soft tissues and nerves

Question 10

What ways can force be applied to limbs to break them

Answer 10

Direct blows, and direct forces, twisting forces, high-energy injuries

Question 11

Fracture

Answer 11

Broken bone

Question 12

Nondisplaced fracture

Answer 12

A simple crack of the bone that may be difficult to distinguish from a sprain or simple contusion

Question 13

Displaced fracture

Answer 13

Produces actual deformity, or distortion of the limb by shortening, rotating it, or angulating it

Question 14

Comminuted fracture

Answer 14

A fracture in which the bone is broken into more than two fragments

Question 15

Epiphyseal fracture

Answer 15

A fracture that occurs in a growth section of a child’s bone and may lead to growth abnormalities

Question 16

Pathologic fracture

Answer 16

Fracture of weakened or deceased bone, seen in patients with infection of cancer. Can be caused by minimal force

Question 17

Spiral fracture

Answer 17

A fracture caused by twisting or spinning force, causing along, spiral shaped break in the bone. This is sometimes the result of abuse in young children

Question 18

Transverse fracture

Answer 18

A fracture that occurs straight across the bone, usually the result of a direct blow injury

Question 19

Green stick fracture

Answer 19

And incomplete fracture that passes only partway through the shaft of a bone but may still cause substantial angulation

Question 20

Incomplete fracture

Answer 20

A fracture that does not run completely through the bone

Question 21

Oblique fracture

Answer 21

A fracture in which the bone is broken at an angle across the bone

Question 22

Point tenderness

Answer 22

The most reliable indicator of an underlying fracture

Question 23

False motion

Answer 23

A point in the limb where there is no joint

Question 24

Dislocation

Answer 24

A disruption of A joint in which the bone ends are no longer in contact

Question 25

Signs and symptoms of dislocated joint

Answer 25

Marked deformity
Swelling
Pain that's aggravated by movement
Tenderness on palpation
Complete loss of normal joint motion
Numbness or impaired circulation to joint

Question 26

Sprain

Answer 26

Occurs when a joint is twisted stretched beyond its normal range of motion. The supporting capsule and ligaments are stretched or torn

Question 27

Ines and symptoms for a sprain

Answer 27

The patient is unwilling to use the limb
Swelling and ecchymosis are present at the injured joint
Pain prevents the patient from moving her using the limb normally
Instability of the joint is indicated by increased motion, especially at the knee

Question 28

Strain (pulled muscle)

Answer 28

Is a stretching or tearing of the muscle or tendon, causing pain, swelling, and bruising of the soft tissues in the area

Question 29

Minor musculoskeletal injuries

Answer 29

Minor sprain’s

Fractures or dislocations of digits (fingers or toes)

Question 30

Moderate musculoskeletal injury

Answer 30

Open fractures of digits
Nondisplaced long bone fractures
I’m just placed pelvic fractures
Major sprains of a major joint

Question 31

Serious musculoskeletal injuries

Answer 31

Displaced long bone fractures
Multiple hand and foot fractures
Open long bone fractures
Displaced pelvic fractures
 This locations of major joints
Multiple digit amputation's
Laceration of major nerves or blood vessels

Question 32

Severe, life-threatening musculoskeletal injuries

Answer 32

Multiple closed fracture’s
Limb amputation’s
Fractures of both long bones of the legs

Question 33

Critical injuries musculoskeletal system

Answer 33

Multiple open fractures of the limbs

Suspected pelvic fractures with hemodynamic instability