Fractures Flashcards
What the different types of fractures?
Transverse
Spiral
Oblique
Compound
Complicated
Comminated
Greenstick
Avulsion
What is a transverse fracture?
A horizontal break across the bone.
What is a spiral fracture?
When a bone breaks in a twisting motion.
What is an oblique fracture?
When a bone breaks at an angle.
What is a compound fracture?
When a bone breaks through the skin and causes a lacerated wound.
What is a complicated fracture?
When organs, nerves or blood vessels are damaged during a fracture.
What is a comminated fracture?
When a bone breaks into multiple pieces.
What is a greenstick fracture?
A crack in a bone. The bone stays in one piece.
What is an avulsion fracture?
When a piece of bone attached to a ligament or tendon breaks away from the main part of the bone.
