Intro to Ortho Flashcards
A deformity involving displacement of a limb away from midline.
Valgus
(Knock Knee)
A deformity involving displacement of a limb toward midline.
Varus
(Bow-legged)
A partial dislocation.
Subluxation
Injury or disability caused when the normal portion of a joint or other part of the body is disturbed.
Dislocation
Addition of a new layer to those previously formed (cartilage or bone); long bones lengthen at the epiphyseal plate.
Appositional Growth
A fracture that takes longer to heal.
Delayed Union
A fracture that has healed, but it healed in a less than optimal position.
Malunion
A fracture where the bone breaks or splints into more than two fragments.
Comminuted
Fracture in which the break crosses into the surface of a joint.
Intra-articular
(risk of arthritis)
Type of factor where one side of the bone is broken and the other side is only bent. Most commonly seen in children.
Greenstick Fracture
A fracture where the break occurs along the shaft of a long bone.
Diaphyseal Fracture
A fracture that occurs at the wide portion of long bone between the epiphysis and diaphysis.
Metaphyseal Fracture
(Corner or Bucket Handle Fractures)
Fracture that involves the epiphyseal plate (growth plate) of a bone.
Salter Harris Fracture
How do you grade a Salter Harris Fracture (SALTER)
I - Straight
II - Above
III - Lower
IV - Through Everything
V - Rammed (Crushed)
Fracture where the bone breaks diagonally.
Oblique
Fracture that occurs when a rotating force is applied along the axis of a bone.
Spiral Fracture
(Torsion Fracture)
Fracture where a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone.
Avulsion Fracture
Type of fracture where of the fragments is drive into the other fragment.
Impacted Fracture
(commonly seen in elderly females)
Type of fracture where the bone is broken in two places, which leaves at least one segment floating and unattached.
Segmental Fracture
Type of fracture where there is no displacement and reduction is not necessary.
Incomplete Fracture
(Buckle Fracture)
Type of fracture caused by disease that led to the weakness of the bone.
Pathologic Fracture
Type of fracture caused by repeated or prolonged stress. (Overuse injury).
Stress Fracture
Fracture between two condyles of the same bone.
Intercondylar Fracture
(MC: Femur or Humerus)
Fracture of the proximal femur located in metaphyseal bone between greater and lesser trochanters.
Intertrochanteric Fracture
