Orthopedic

Question 1

Fracture definition?

Answer 1

Any break in the continuity of bone or cartilage.

Question 2

How many bones in the human body?

Answer 2

206

Question 3

The BLANK skeleton consists of the skull, hyoid bone, vertebral column, and thoracic cage.

Answer 3

Axial

Question 4

The BLANK skeleton consists of the upper and lower extremities and the girdles, by which the extremities are attached to the body.

Answer 4

Appendicular

Question 5

How many mL of blood can be trapped in a tibia or fibular fracture?

Answer 5

500

Question 6

How many mL of blood can be trapped in a thigh?

Answer 6

1000

Question 7

How many mL of blood can be trapped in a pelvic fracture?

Answer 7

2000

Question 8

The head of long bones in children is separated from the shaft of the bone by the BLANK until the bone stops growing,

Answer 8

Epiphyseal Plate

Question 9

Torus definition?

Answer 9

Permanent bending or deformity of an extremity.

Question 10

Sprain definition?

Answer 10

Partial tearing of a ligament. It is caused by sudden twisting or stretching of a joint beyond its normal range of motion.

Question 11

Which degree sprain has no joint instability. This is because only a few fibers of the ligament are torn. Swelling and hemorrhage.

Answer 11

First degree

Question 12

Which degree sprain causes more disruption than a first degree injury. Joint usually still intact but swelling and bruising are increased.

Answer 12

Second degree

Question 13

Which degree sprain where the ligaments are completely torn?

Answer 13

Third degree

Question 14

Strain definition?

Answer 14

Injury to the muscle or its tendons from overexertion or overextension.

Question 15

Luxation definition?

Answer 15

Complete dislocation of a joint.

Question 16

Subluxation definition?

Answer 16

Incomplete dislocation of a joint.

Question 17

What do you call a break in which a protruding bone or penetrating object causes a soft tissue injury?

Answer 17

Open fracture

Question 18

What do you call a break in the bone that has not yet penetrated the soft tissue or skin?

Answer 18

Closed fracture

Question 19

What do you call a fracture that involves several breaks in the bone, resulting in multiple bone fragments?

Answer 19

Comminuted fracture

Question 20

What do you call a break in which the bone is bent but only broken on the outside of the bend (common in children)?

Answer 20

Greenstick fracture

Question 21

What do you call a break caused by a twisting motion?

Answer 21

Spiral fracture

Question 22

What do you call a break at a slanting angle across a bone?

Answer 22

Oblique fracture

Question 23

What do you call a break that occurs at right angles to the long axis of the bone?

Answer 23

Transverse fracture

Question 24

What are the six P’s?

Answer 24

Pain or tenderness
Pallor (pale skin or poor capillary refill)
Paresthesia (pins and needles sensation)
Pulse (diminished of absent)
Paralysis (inability to move)
Pressure