test2finalsemester Flashcards
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subluxation definition and intervention
displacement of bone from its normal joint position to the extent that articulating surfaces partially lose contact
intervention is to reduce the frx
dislocation definition and intervention
complete seperation or displacement of articulating surfaces - tx is urgent intervention due to decreased blood flow and risk of nerve injury
orthopedic fracture classification:
commuinuted
bone breaks in two or splinter into more than two fragments
displaced fracture
bone break in two or more parts and two ends don’t line up
non displaced fracture
bone breaks but stays aligned
avulsion:
bone fragment tears away from the main mass secondary to physical trauma
compression frx
bone collapses generally in the vertebrae
buckle
compression of 2 bones driven into eachother
butterfly-
2 oblique fractures line meeting to create a large triangle or wedge shaped fragment between the proximal and distal fragments- looks like a butterfly
greenstick or incomplete
bone is bent but not broken all the way through
pathologic fracture
caused by disease
articular
fracture that crosses the joint
transverse
fracture line is perpendicular to the shaft of the bone
spiral
break is on an angle through the bone
stellate
lines of break radiate from a point at the sight of the injury
stress or fatigue frx
hairline crack
segmental
2 or more fracture lines that isolate a portion of the bone
intraarticular fracture
extends into the joint
intracapsular fracture
fracture within the joint capsule
extracapsular fracture
fracture extends outside capsule