Fractures

Question 1

Closed or simple

Answer 1

a completely internal break that does not involve a break in the skin

Question 2

Open or compound

Answer 2

the fracture projects through the skin and there is a possibility of infection or hemorrhage

Question 3

Transverse

Answer 3

breaks the shaft of a bone across its longitudinal axis

Question 4

Comminuted

Answer 4

shatters the affected part into a multitude of bony fragments

Question 5

Greenstick

Answer 5

only one side of the shaft is broken, and the other is bent

Question 6

Spiral

Answer 6

produced by twisting stresses that are spread along the length of a bone

Question 7

Colles

Answer 7

a break in the distal portion of the radius

Question 8

Pott’s

Answer 8

Occurs at the ankle and affects both bones of the lower leg

Question 9

Compression

Answer 9

occurs in vertebrae subjected to extreme stresses

Question 10

Vertebral Compression

Answer 10

fractures of the spine can cause severe “band-like” pain that radiates from the back to the sides of the body

Question 11

Epiphyseal

Answer 11

usually occurs throught the growth plate where the matrix is undergoing calcification and chondrocytes are dying

Question 12

stress

Answer 12

usually occurs during the course of a normal activity

Question 13

Hip

Answer 13

typically occurs as a result of a fall