fractures ch5 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
closed fracture | bone is broke but skin is intact |
comminuted fracture | bone is broke into pieces |
complete fracture | bone fractured into two separate pieces |
compression fracture | fracture of a vertebra causing loss of height of the vertebra |
displaced fracture | a fracture in which the fragments are separated and are not in alignment |
greenstick fracture | a fracture in which one side of the bone is partially broken and the other side is bent |
hairline fracture | a fracture without separation of the fragments |
impacted fracture | a fragment in which one bone fragment is driven into the other |
incomplete fracture | a fracture that does not extend across the bone |
linear fracture | a fracture running parallel to the length of the bone |
oblique fracture | a diagonal fracture across the long axis of the bone |
open fracture | the skin over the fracture is broken |
spiral fracture | a fracture in the shape of a coil |
transverse fracture | a fracture perpendicular to the long axis of the bone |
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