Musculoskeletal Terminology

Question 1

Avulsion fracture

Answer 1

Bone breaks off at site of tendon attachment due to traumatic and sudden stretch of the tendon

Question 2

Closed fracture

Answer 2

Skin over site of fracture remains intact

Question 3

Comminuted fracture

Answer 3

Bone that breaks into fragments at the site of injury

Question 4

Compound fracture

Answer 4

Break in bone that protrudes through the skin

Question 5

Greenstick fracture

Answer 5

A break on one side of a bone that does not damage the periosteum on the opposite side. Often seen in children

Question 6

Nonunion fracture

Answer 6

Break in bone that has failed to heal after 9-12 months

Question 7

Stress fracture

Answer 7

Due to repeated forces to a particular portion of the bone

Question 8

Spiral fracture

Answer 8

Break in bone shaped like an S due to torsion and twisting

Question 9

Q angle

Answer 9

Angle from midpatella to ASIS and tibial tubercle. Normal is 13 deg for male and 18 deg for female.