Quiz 4 Flashcards
A break in a bone
Fracture
Does not break through the skin
Simple/Closed Fracture
Portion of the bone protrudes through the skin
Compound/Opened Fracture
Does not travel through entire bone
Incomplete/Partial Fracture
Buckle in the cortex with no complete break
Torus/Buckle Fracture
Fracture is in one side only (commonly in children
Greenstick Fracture/Willow Stick/Hickory Stick
Break is complete and bone is broken into two pieces
Complete Fracture
Near right angle to long axis of the bone
Transverse Fracture
At an oblique angle to the bone
Oblique Fracture
Bone is twisted apart and spirals around the long axis of the bone
Spiral Fracture
Bone is splintered or crushed (two or more fragments)
Comminuted Fracture
One fragment is firmly driven into the other
Impacted Fracture
A fragment of bone is separated or pulled away
Avulsion Fracture
Complete (100%) loss of articular congruity, i.e. no part of the articular surfaces of the bones contributing to the joint are touching each other
Dislocation/Luxation
Partial (<100%) loss of articular congruity, i.e. some part of the articular surfaces of the bones contributing to the joint are touching each other
Subluxation