Intro Traumatic Fractures Flashcards
Anatomic sites and extent of fracture of long bone:
- Proximal end (intra-articular/extra-articular)
- proximal 1/3
- Middle 1/3
- Distal 1/3
- Distal end (intra-articular/extra-articular)
Complete fracture -
All cortices disrupted
Incomplete fracture mostly in -
Mostly in short bones & children
Generally stable without subsequent stresses
Comminuted fracture -
> 2 fragments
Alignment of fractures described by ___ segment in relation to ___
distal segment in relation to proximal
Direction of fracture lines -
- In reference to longitudinal axis
- Transverse (perpendicular to long axis of bone)
- longitudinal (incomplete fracture along long axis of long bone)
- oblique (angulation)
- spiral (spiral orientation along long axis of long bone)
Impaction -
- compression with axial load (bone buckles on itself)
- Depression & compression
Avulsion -
- tensile loading of fragment & main body of bone
- Muscle contraction (with lengthening at same time) or passive loading
EX: Inversion of ankle sprain (Around insertion of tendon, pulls off fragment)
Pediatric fractures of immature bones heals (slowly/rapidly)
Heals rapidly
If pediatric fracture involves growth plate, what can that mean?
Potential disruption of growth concerning
Greenstick fracture -
- Fracture on side of tensile loading
- Angular displacement common
Torus fracture -
Impaction fracture on side of compressive loading
Plastic bowing -
- Longitudinal compression forces exerted, capacity for elastic recoil exceeded
- Likely a component of all pediatric fractures
Pediatric Physeal (growth plate) Fractures Type 1:
Growth plate only
Pediatric Physeal (growth plate) Fractures Type 2:
Physis and metaphysis
Pediatric Physeal (growth plate) Fractures Type 3:
Physis and epiphysis