Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Closed fracture
A
does not involve a break in the skin
2
Q
compound fracture
A
projects through the skin with a possibility of infection
3
Q
comminuted fracture
A
more than two separate bone components
4
Q
transverse fracture
A
breaks shaft of a bone across the longitudinal axis
5
Q
greenstick fracture
A
only one side of shaft is broken and other is bent, common in children
6
Q
spiral fracture
A
spread along length of bone and produced by twisting stress
7
Q
colle’s fracture
A
occurs in wrist and affects the distal radius bone
8
Q
compression fractur
A
vertebrae collapse due to trauma, tumor, or osteoporosis
9
Q
epiphyseal fracture
A
occurs when matrix is calcifying and chondrocytes are dying; usually seen in children
