Fracture classification and assessment (Lewis) Flashcards

1
Q

What are the basic forces to which a bone is subjected

A
Tension
Compression
Shear
Bending
Torsion
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2
Q

Tension

A

Produces elongation
Places with ligaments and tendons
Apophyses

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3
Q

Compression

A

Short, oblique fx

bone is strongest in this mode of loading

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4
Q

Shear

A

eccentric loading of bone surface

bone is weakest in this mode of fracture

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5
Q

Torsion

A

Rotational forces applied to long axis of bone

Spiral Fx

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6
Q

Greenstick fracture

A

young animals
Bending forces
opposing cortices involved

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7
Q

Fissure fracture

A

involves only one cortex

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8
Q

2 examples of incomplete fractures

A

Greenstick

Fissure

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9
Q

5 complete fractures

A
Transverse
oblique
spiral
comminuted
segmental
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10
Q

Transverse fracture

A

Fx is perpendicular to the bone’s long axis

bending forces

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11
Q

Oblique fx

A

line runs diagonally to the bone’s long axis

cortices are in the same plane

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12
Q

Spiral fx

A

line runs diagonally to the bone’s long axis

opposing fx corticies are in different planes

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13
Q

Comminuted

A

at least 3 fragments

fx lines intersect

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14
Q

Segmental fx

A

at least 3 fragments

fx lines do not intersect

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15
Q

Diaphyseal

A

mostly cortical bone
lots of mineral
few osteoblasts
slow healing

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16
Q

Metaphyseal

A

mostly cancellous bone
good muscle attachments
good blood supply/healing

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17
Q

Physeal

A

Salter-harris

18
Q

What is required for a articular fracture

A

Anatomic reduction

rigid stabilization

19
Q

Displacement

A

location of the distal segment relative to the proximal segment

20
Q

Type 1 fracture

A

clean soft tissue laceration <1cm

21
Q

Type 2 fracture

A

soft tissue laceration <1cm
mild trauma
no flaps or avulsion

22
Q

Type 3a fx

A

soft tissue available for wound coverage despite vast laceration
flaps or high E trauma

23
Q

Type 3b fx

A

extensive soft tissue injury loss
periosteum stripped
bone exposed

24
Q

Type 3c fx

A

arterial supply to distal limb damaged

25
Q

zone of growth plate that physical fractures purportedly transverse

A

zone of hypertrophy

26
Q

Salter harris 1

A

straight across

27
Q

Salter harris 2

A

above

physis and metaphysis

28
Q

S.H. 3

A

lower

physis and epiphysis

29
Q

S.H. 4

A

Through

Epiphysis, physis, and metaphysis

30
Q

S.H. 5

A

Crush

31
Q

If you give a fracture assessment score of 10, is the risk high or low

A

little risk

32
Q

Buttress fragment would have an assessment score of

A

1

33
Q

compression fragment would have a score of

A

10

34
Q

Single limb injury would have a score of

A

10

35
Q

multiple limb injury would have a score of

A

1

36
Q

What size of animal would have the highest risk assessment socre

A

10

37
Q

For a fracture, what does a high score mean

A

rapid healing with less dependence on implants

38
Q

What are the treatments for low score fractures

A

buttress plate
bridging osteosynthesis
interlocking nails

39
Q

Midscale fracture score treatments

A

neutralization plate
type 2 ESF
Interlocking Nail
IM pin/Type 1 ESF

40
Q

high score fracture treatments

A

external coaptation
compression plate
Type 1 or 2 ESF
IM pin/cerclage