injuries

Question 1

Acute injury

Answer 1

occur at specific moment in time e.g. twisted ankle

Question 2

Chronic injury

Answer 2

Occurs over a period of time e.g. tennis elbow

Question 3

Soft tissue

Answer 3

Muscle, tendons or ligaments
most common

Question 4

Hard tissue

Answer 4

bones, joint or cartilage
fractures, dislocation

Question 5

fracture

Answer 5

partial or complete break of the bone

Question 6

types of fracture

Answer 6

Compound: bones break out of skin
Simple: skin unbroken

Question 7

the 9 different fractures

Answer 7

transverse, oblique, spiral, communited, segmental, avulsed, impacted, torus, greenstick

Question 8

acute dislocation

Answer 8

when one bone is completely displaced from another

Question 9

Sublaxation dislocation

Answer 9

incomplete or partial dislocation

Question 10

types of soft tissue injuries

Answer 10

contusion: where blood vessels have ruptured but not broken skin or a bruise
Hematoma: localised bleeding from ruptured vessel

Question 11

sprain

Answer 11

overstretch or tear to ligaments

Question 12

strain

Answer 12

overstretch or tear to muscle fibres or tendons

Question 13

grading sprains

Answer 13

Grade 1: partial tear (0-25%)
Grade 2: partial tear (25-75%)
Grade 3: full rupture (75-100%)

Question 14

abrasions

Answer 14

superficial damage to skins (scraping against surface)

Question 15

Blister

Answer 15

separation of layers of skin where a pocket of fluid is formed due to friction

Question 16

concussions

Answer 16

traumatic brain injury

Question 17

osteoarthritis

Answer 17

where cartilage between bone ends wear away

Question 18

stress fracture

Answer 18

tiny cracks in surface of bone

Question 19

shin splints

Answer 19

chronic shin pain - tibialis anterior/posterior become injured through excessive loading

Question 20

tendonitis

Answer 20

deterioration of tendons collagen