Commom Bone Fracturex Flashcards
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Compound fracture
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Projects through the skin with a possibility of infection
Is coded as open fracture
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Closed fracture
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Does not involve a break in the skin
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Comminuted fracture
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More than 2 separate bone components - Segmental fracture bony fragments
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Transverse fracture
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Breaks shaft of a bone across the longitudinal axis
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Greenstick fracture
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Only one side of shaft is broken and other in bent; common in children
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Spiral Fracture
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Spread along length of bone and produced by twisting stress
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Compression fracture
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Vertebrae collapse due to trauma, tumor, or osteoporosis
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Epiphyseal fracture
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Occurs when matrix is calcifying and Chondrocytes are dying; usually seen in children
