Traum FX TERMS

Question 1

A break in the bone

Answer 1

Fracture

Question 2

Does not break thru skin

Answer 2

Simple or closed fx

Question 3

Portion of bone protrudes thru the skin

Answer 3

Compound or open fx

Question 4

 Does not traverse through entire bone

Answer 4

INCOMPLETE OR PARTIAL FX

Question 5

buckle in the cortex with
no complete break

Answer 5

 Torus/Buckle Fx

Question 6

fracture is on one side only
(commonly in children)

Answer 6

Greenstick Fx/Willow Stick/Hickory
Stick:

Question 7

 Break is complete & bone is broken into two
pieces

Answer 7

Complete Fx

Question 8

near right angle to long axis
of the bone

Answer 8

Transverse Fx

Question 9

at an oblique angle to the bone

Answer 9

Oblique Fx

Question 10

bone is twisted apart & spirals
around the long axis of bone

Answer 10

Spiral Fx

Question 11

 Bone is splintered or crushed (two or more
fragments)

Answer 11

Comminuted Fx

Question 12

One fragment is firmly driven into the other

Answer 12

Impacted Fx

Question 13

 A fragment of bone is separated or pulled
away

Answer 13

Avulsion Fx

Question 14

 Bone is displace from a joint

Answer 14

Dislocation/Luxation

Question 15

 Partial dislocation

Answer 15

Subluxation

Question 16

 Comminuted fx of 1st MCP base

Answer 16

Rolando Fx

Question 17

 Transverse fx of 1st MCP base

Answer 17

Bennett’s Fx

Question 18

 4th-5th
th metacarpal neck fx

Answer 18

Boxer’s Fx

Question 19

 Fx of distal radius w/ posterior/dorsal
displament

Answer 19

Colles’ Fx/Dinnerfork/Bayonet

Question 20

 Fx of distal radius w/ anterior/palmar
displacement

Answer 20

Smith Fx/Reverse Colles’

Question 21

 Fx of posterior lip of distal radius

Answer 21

Barton’s Fx

Question 22

 Fx of distal phalanx

Answer 22

Baseball/Mallet Fx

Question 23

 Intraarticular fx of the radial styloid process

Answer 23

Hutchinson’s/Chaeffeur’s Fx

Question 24

 Fx of proximal half of the ulna with radial
head dislocation

Answer 24

Monteggia’s Fx