Fractures & Terminology (Incomplete)

Question 0

CT indications (5)

Answer 0

joint imaging
staging of complex fractures
detecting small intra-articular fxs
evaluation of nonhealing fxs
bone tumors

Question 1

x-ray contraindications

Answer 1

negligible results for soft tissue conditions, joint injuries

Question 2

CT contraindications (3)

Answer 2

limitations on body habitus
expensive
pregnancy

Question 3

MRI pros (4)

Answer 3

superior contrast resolution
detection of bone marrow pathology
highly sensitive
safer contrast agents than CT

Question 4

persistent pain, deformity at the fx site, infection/osteomyelitis at the fx site, tenderness at the fx site

Answer 4

Fracture Nonunion

Question 5

risk factors for fracture nonunion

Answer 5

oral steroids, poor bone contact, bone loss, interrupted blood supply, excessive motion, age, poor nutrition, tobacco use

Question 6

a fx where the fragments are in anatomic alignment

Answer 6

nondisplaced

Question 7

fx w/ fragments no longer in their usual alignment

Answer 7

displaced

Question 8

fragments are malaligned

Answer 8

angulated

Question 9

distal fragment longitudinally overlaps the proximal fragment

Answer 9

bayonetted

Question 10

concern with bayonetted fxs?

Answer 10

shorted limb

Question 11

distal fragment separated from the proximal fragment by a gap

Answer 11

distracted fx