LARDQ

Question 1

L

Answer 1

length

Question 2

length impacted fractures can be described as

Answer 2

normal: fracture aligned
shortened: fragments overlap
distracted: fragments pulled apart

Question 3

a stands for

Answer 3

angulation

Question 4

Angulation can be what in the AP view

Answer 4

varus or valgus

Question 5

angulation can be what in the lateral view

Answer 5

procurvatum or recurvatum

Question 6

varus

Answer 6

apex of angulation is the distal fragments point away from the midline

Question 7

valgus

Answer 7

apex of angulation of the distal fragments point toward the midline

Question 8

procurvatum

Answer 8

distal fragment is pointing anterior (apex anterior)

Question 9

recurvatum

Answer 9

distal fragment is pointing posterior (apex posterior)

Question 10

r means

Answer 10

rotation

Question 11

distal fragment of rotation can be determined as

Answer 11

normal
internally rotated
externally rotated

Question 12

d means

Answer 12

displacement

Question 13

displacement refers to

Answer 13

how the fracture fragments align with each other

Question 14

AP view determined what displacement

Answer 14

lateral and medial

Question 15

lateral view determines what in displacement

Answer 15

anterior and posterior

Question 16

displacement is described as

Answer 16

a percent, as the movement of the distal fragment relative to the proximal fragment

Question 17

q means

Answer 17

quality or condition of the bone

Question 18

bone that is super white on x ray

Answer 18

good bone quality