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Exam 2 - MSK 1B bone fx and healing Flashcards

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Define fracture

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Any defect in the continuity of a bone

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What are the three etiology classes of fractures?

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  1. Sudden traumatic fx
  2. Stress or fatigue fx
  3. Pathological fx
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Describe Sudden Traumatic Fx, Stress/Fatigue Fx, and Pathological Fx

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Sudden Traumatic=sudden episode of excessive force
Stress/Fatigue=Repetitive normal force. Doesn’t appear on xray until healing
Pathological Fx=Normal force on abnormal bone d/t bone failure

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Definite Comminuted Fx, Pathological Fx, and Incomplete Fx

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Communited=fx of 3+ fragments
Pathological=fx in area of preexisting bone disease
Incomplete=fx does not span across entire cross-section, no separate segments

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Define Semental Fx and Butterfly Segment Fx

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Segmental=middle fragment separated by proximal and distal segments
Butterfly Segment=Like Segmental but not through cross-section

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Define Stress Fx and Avulsion Fx

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Stress=fx caused by repeated loading of bone

Avulsion=tendon or ligament pulls off bone from insertion site

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Define Displacement fx

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Proximal and Distal segments not lining up

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Define Angulation fx

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Direction where the distal fracture “points”

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What are the differences between Primary and Secondary Bone Healing

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Primary=rigid bone stabilization takes longer, no calus formed
Secondary=less rigid bone stabilzation, early calus forms to provide stabilization

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What are the three phases and time ranges of Secondary Bone Healing?

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  1. Inflammatory Phase (1-2 weeks) “acute”
  2. Reparative Phase (Several months)
  3. Remodeling Phase (months to years)
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What happens during the Inflammatory Phase of Secondary Bone Healing?

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Increased blood flow forming hematoma. Osteoclasts remove damaged bone. Growth factors stimulate fibrobasts, osteoblasts, etc. Fx line on xray.

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What happens during the Reparative Phase of Secondary Bone Healing?

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Soft Callus forms and turns into Hard Callus by Osteoblasts mineralizing. Considered immature bone. Fx line starts to disappear.

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What happens during the Remodeling Phase of Secondary Bone Healing?

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Immature bone replaced by mature bone. Fx line disappears.

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What are the two types of Primary Bone Healing? Describe.

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  1. Gap Healing-Rigid fixation with small gaps and no movement at fx site
  2. Contact Healing-Rigid fixation with no gaps and no movement
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Kid, Adolescent, and Adult fx healing times

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Kids=4-6 weeks
Adolescents=4-8 weeks
Adults=10-18 weeks

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Casts, Intramedullary rods/nails, Pins, wires, and screws are what kind of bone healing?

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Secondary

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Compression plate is what sort of bone healing? How does it differ from the other?

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Primary. No weight bearing which takes longer. No periosteal callus formation.

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What is different in External Fixation with “less rigid fixation” and “very rigid”?

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Less rigid=Secondary healing. Callus forms.

Very rigid=Primary healing. No callus forms.

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What is Wolff’s Law?

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Mechanical stress leads to more bone density. Removal of mechanical stress decreased bone density.

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Describe “delayed” or “non-union” healing complication

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Segments don’t join back together. Might have a little bump.

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Describe Avascular Necrosis and two most common sites

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Cell death at site of fx. Scaphoid and Femoral Head.

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Which part of the bone is called the “growth plate”?

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Epiphyseal Plate

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Define Type 1 Salter Harris

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Disruption of the growth plate. Distraction or slip injury.

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Define Type 2 and Type 3 Salter Harris

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Type 2=Fx line through growth plate and metaphysis

Type 3= Fx line through growth plate, metaphysis, epiphysis

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Define Type 4 and Type 5 Salter Harris

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Type 4=Fx through metaphysis, growth plate, and epiphysis

Type 5=compression injury of growth plate

26
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Osteoperosis, Osteomalacia, and Paget’s Disease represent what type of disease of the bone?

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Metabolic disease. Increased or decreased bone density.

27
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Apophysitis (epiphysitis) and Osteonecrosis (avascular necrosis) are what types of bone disorders? Related to where?

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Osteochondroses. Related to secondary ossification center.

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What is Osteopenia?

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Low Bone Mineral Density. SD 1-2.5. Not severe enough to be osteoperosis.

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What is Osteoperosis (in general)? What SD and cell activity?

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Severe decrease of BMD, SD 2.5+. Osteoclastic activity more than Osteoblastic activity.

30
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Define Primary Osteoperosis vs Secondary Osteoperosis

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Primary=General decrease in bone density unrelated to underlying disease, condition, or medication

Secondary=Bone density loss due to disease or medication

31
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Describe Type 1 and Type 2 of Primary Osteoperosis

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Type 1=Post-menopausal women. Primarily in cancellous bone.

Type 2=Age related (over 75). In both cancellous and cortical bone.

32
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What are the describe the three phases of bone mass growth and loss

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  1. Growth Phase=90% of bone density formed. Until growth plates close.
  2. Consolidation Phase=10% formed until Peak Bone Mass reached
  3. Involution Phase=Gradual loss of bone density from normal and pathological factors
33
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Describe Peak Bone Mass and age when it happens

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Bone forming faster then resorption. Around 30 y/o.

34
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Define and describe the Involution Phase

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Normal age-related bone loss. 0.5-1% per year.

35
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Define and describe Post-Menopausal Bone Loss

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Estrogen protects women from bone loss which accelerates to 3-5% for first ten years after menopause then slows down.

36
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Estrogen loss in menopause leads to higher levels of ______ and reduced levels of _____

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Higher levels of RANKL, reduced levels of OPG

RANKL=promotes osteoclast maturation
OPG=inhibits osteoclast maturation

37
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What does Raloxifine do to OPG levels?

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Stimulates more OPG production, which inhibits osteoclast maturation

38
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What type of bone is most effected by post-menopausal osteoperosis? Two bones in particular?

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Cancellous (trabecular) bone

Metaphysic of long bone-wrist and femur

39
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Which bone type is most sensitive to conditions that alter osteoblast and osteoclast activity? Why?

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Cancellous (aka Trabecular) bone. Large surface area and not a “large bone mass” to begin with compared to cortical bone

40
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Which bone type loses more mass and more sensitive to loss in post-menopausal women?

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Trabecular (aka Cancellous) bone.

41
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What are some risk factors of osteoperosis?

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Hormonal status (low estrogen), physical inactivity, genetics, medications, tobacco, alcohol, diet

42
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What is the “Female Triad”?

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Eating disorder, amenorrhea, osteoperosis

43
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What is a BMD test? What is the “gold standard” and scores?

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Bone Mineral Density test. DEXA is gold standard.

Normal=BMD less than 1
Osteopenia=BMD between 1 and 2.5
Osteoperosis=BMD above 2.5

44
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Define Osteomalacia and etiology

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Insufficient mineralization of bone but no actual bone loss. “Soft bones.” Poor nutrition (such as VitD) or diseases/meds.

45
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What are “Loozer Zones” and “Milkman Fractures”?

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Pseodofractures perpendicular to bone from poorly mineralized osteoid matrix. Osteomalacia.

46
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What is Ricket’s

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Childhood osteomalacia. Bowing of legs with gravity. Type of Osteomalacia.

47
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What is Paget’s Disease? Who get it and what bone does it effect?

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Enlarged, deformed bone of poor quality. Distortion of bone formation for resorption in trabecular (cancellous) bone. Men over 50 more than women.

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What is Osteochondroses? Age group? Two examples?

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Self-limiting disorder of bone growth involving ossification centers. In kids.
1. Osteonectrosis (avascular necrosis)-death of bone d/t loss of blood supply from fx or other pathology

  1. Apophysitis (epiphysitis)-traction (too much torque) of secondary ossification centers
49
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What is Osgood-Schlatter Disease?

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Type of apophysitis. Patella ligament pulling/traction on tibial tuberosity. Type of Osteochondrosis.

50
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What is Olecranon Apophysitis?

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Type of Osteochondrosis. In young throwing athelets. Triceps tendon pulling on secondary ossification center of Olecranon.

51
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What is Sever’s Disease?

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Type of Osteochondrosis. Achilles tendon traction (“pulling”) on secondary ossification center of calcenous.

52
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Define Osteomyelitis

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Inflammation of bone cause by bacteria or other infectious agent

53
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What is “lift-off” in Osteomyelitis? Who gets it?

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Kids. Inflammation which “lift offs” periosteum from sub-periosteal abscess and disrupts blood supply.

54
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What is a Squestrum?

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Necrosis of bone from osteomyelitis in kids.

55
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Where do adults and kids get osteomyelitis? How does it present in each?

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Adults=lumbar spin. Low fever with back pain.

Kids=metaphysis near growth plate in long bone. High fever with local pain, redness, and swelling.

56
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Describe Primary Benign Bone Tumor vs Primary Malignant Bone Tumor

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Benign=slow growing, well-differentiated, bone contains tumor in sclerotic rim

Malignant=Aggressive, fast growing, spread beyond cortical bone

57
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Moth Eaten bone consistent with which cancer? Describe.

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Myeloma. Less defined margins, surrounding lytic or partially lytic area.

58
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Permeative bone consistent with which cancer? Describe.

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Ewing Sarcoma. Poorly defined margins. Abnormal lytic bone merged throughout bone.

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