Chapter 31- Orthopaedic Injuries Flashcards
Fascia
Fibrous tissues
Tibia
Shinbone. It’s responsible for supporting the major weight bearing surface of the knee and ankle
Fibula
Much smaller than the tibia, runs behind and beside the tibia. It’s an important anchor for ligaments surround in the new joint
What are the ankle bones called
Tarsals
What are the foot bones called
Metatarsals
What are the toe bones called
Phalanges
Calcaneus
Heel bone
What’s gone marrows purpose
To form red blood cells
Zone of injury
Injuries to bones and joints are often associated with the injury to the surrounding soft tissues and nerves
What ways can force be applied to limbs to break them
Direct blows, and direct forces, twisting forces, high-energy injuries
Fracture
Broken bone
Nondisplaced fracture
A simple crack of the bone that may be difficult to distinguish from a sprain or simple contusion
Displaced fracture
Produces actual deformity, or distortion of the limb by shortening, rotating it, or angulating it
Comminuted fracture
A fracture in which the bone is broken into more than two fragments
Epiphyseal fracture
A fracture that occurs in a growth section of a child’s bone and may lead to growth abnormalities
Pathologic fracture
Fracture of weakened or deceased bone, seen in patients with infection of cancer. Can be caused by minimal force
Spiral fracture
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
Transverse fracture
A fracture that occurs straight across the bone, usually the result of a direct blow injury
Green stick fracture
And incomplete fracture that passes only partway through the shaft of a bone but may still cause substantial angulation
Incomplete fracture
A fracture that does not run completely through the bone
Oblique fracture
A fracture in which the bone is broken at an angle across the bone
Point tenderness
The most reliable indicator of an underlying fracture
False motion
A point in the limb where there is no joint
Dislocation
A disruption of A joint in which the bone ends are no longer in contact