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Fractures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This is a fracture in which the bone does not break through the skin? | Simple or closed fracture |
| This is a fracture in which a portion of the bone (usually the fragmented end) protrudes through the skin? | Compound or open fracture |
| this type of fracture does not transverse through the entities bone.( the bone is not broke. Into 2 pieces). It is most common in children. ? | Incomplete for partial fracture |
| Two major types of incomplete fractures are ? | Torus and green stick |
| This buckle of the cortex ( outer portion of the bone) is characterized by localized expansion or torus of the cortex, possibly with little or no dispalcement? And no complete break in the cortex, what kind of incomplete partial fracture is this? | Torus fracture |
| Fracture is on one side only. The cortex on one side of the bone is broken and the other is bent. When the bone straightens, a faint fracture line in the cortexmay be seen on one side of the bone, and a slight building or winkle- like defect is seen in th | Green stick fracture |
| In this fracture, the break is complete and includes the cross section of the bone. The bone is broken into two pieces. What kind of fracture is this? | A complete fracture |
| What 2 types of incomplete or partial fracture are most common in children? | Torus and green stick |
| What are the 3 major types of complete fractures? | Transverse, oblique and spiral |
| This fracture is transverse at a near right angle to the long axis of the bone. What type of compelete fracture is this? | Transverse fracture |
| This fracture passes through the bone at an oblique angle. What type of complete fracture is this? | Oblique fracture |
| In this fracture, the bone has been twisted apart and the fracture spirals around the long axis. What type of complete fracture is this? | Spiral fracture |
| In this fracture the bone is splintered or crushed at the site of impact, resuming in two or more fragments. What type is this? | Communities fracture |
| What are the three types of comminuted fractures that have specific implications for treatment and prognosis because of the possible substantial disruption of blood flow? | Segmental , butterfly, and splintered |
| A type of double fracture in which two lines isolate a distinct augment of bone. The bone is broken into 3 pieces with the middle fractures at both ends. What type of comminuted fracture is this? | Segmental fracture |
| A comminuted fracture with two fragments on each side of a main, wedge shaped separate fragment. It has some resemblance to the wings of a butterfly, what is this fracture called? | Butterfly fracture |
| A comminuted fracture in which the bone Is splintered into thin sharp fragments? | Splintered fracture |
| In this fracture, one fragment is firmly driven into the other, such as the shaft of the bone being driven into the head or end segmentZ these most commonly occur is distal and proximal ends of the femur , humerus or radius? | Impacted fracture |
| What kind of fracture happened mostly at the distal and proximal ends of the femur, humerus and radius? | Impacted fractures |
| n impacted fracture is common in car accidents and falls? T or F | True |
| This longitudinal fracture , which occurs at the base of the 1st metacarpal with the fracture line entering the carpometacarpal jointX generally includes a posterior dislocation or subluxation ? | Bennettâs fracture |
| Causes for a Bennettâs fracture could be ? | From a fall or force to a partially flexed thumb |
| This fracture usually Involves the distal fifth metacarpal, with an apex posterior angular ion best demonstrated on the lateral view. It results from punching something or someone? | Boxers fracture |
| A boxers fracture involves what? | A transverse break on the beck of the 5th metacarpal with palmar angulation |
| This fracture of the wrist, in which the distal radius is fractured with the distal fragment displacing posterioly, may result for a forward fall on an outstretched arm. ? | Colles fracture |
| Colles is a posterior or anterior displacement is the distal radius? | Posterior |
| CP= | Colles/posterior |
| Colles fracture is the most common in the wrist? T or F | True |
| This is a fracture of the wrist with the distal fragments of the radius displaced anteriorly. It is commonly the result from a backward fall on an outstretched arm? | Smith fracture ( reverse colles) |
| Smiths is a dislocated the the distal radius anteriorly Ir posteriorly? | Anteriorly |
| SA= | Smiths/anterior |
| Smiths fractures results from? | A backwards fall on an outstretched arm |
| This fracture occurs through the Pericles of the axis (C2), with or without displacement or C2 or C3? | Hangmanâs fracture |
| Hangmanâs fracture is only found in the ? | Neck |
| Hangmanâs fracture would be a dislocation or sublexation? | Dislocation because it is completely removed from the spine |
| This fracture of the proximal half on the ulna, along with dislocation or the radial headX may result from defending against blows with the raised forearm? | Monteggia fracture |
| Monteggias fracture is only found where? | The proximal half of the ulna, and dislocation is the radial head. |
| Menteggias fracture may result from? | Defending yourself when raising your forearm up |
| This term is used to describe a complete fracture of the distal fibula with major injury to the ankle joint, including ligament damage and frequent fracture of the distal tibia or medial malleolus? | Potts fracture of bimalleolar fracture |
| Fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus is the tibia resulting in displacement of the foot? | Bimalleolar or Potts |
| A transverse fracture of the medial malleolus associated with a low oblique fracture of the distal tibia is called a ? | Bimalleolar or Potts fracture |
| This fracture results from severed stress to a tendon or ligament in a joint region. A fragment of bone is separated or pulled away by the attached tendon or ligament. This type is called? | Avulsion fracture |
| These fractures occur when a fragment of bone is pulled away from the shaft. Usually occurs around joints because of ligaments or muscle tearing. What is this type called? | Avulsion fracture |
| These fractures , which result from a direct blow to the orbit and or maxilla and zygomatics, create fractures to the orbital floor and lateral orbital margins. ? | Blow out fractures |
| Blow out fractures are most common where and from what? | In the face and are produced by traumatic force |
| This vertebral fracture is cause by compression type injury. The cerebral body collapses or is compressed. generwllyX it is most evident radiographically by a decreases vertical dime skin of the anterior vertebral body. What type of fracture is this? | Compression fracture |
| What kind of fracture is associated with osteoporosis or compression with force from trauma? | Compression fracture |
| Compression fracture are usually of the ? | Spine |
| In this fracture of the skull, a fragment is depresseX the appearance is similar to a pingA pong ball that has been pressed in by the finger, but is the indentation can be elevated again it can assume its near- original position ? | Depressed fracture. |
| Occurs in the skull or tibial plateaus ( usually a comminuted fracture) | Depressed fractures |
| Example is a hammer going into a skull would be what kind of fracture? | Depressed fracture |
| This is a fracture though the epiphyseal plate, the point of union of the epiphysis and shaft of bone. It is one of the most easily fractures sites in long bones of children. Radiologist commonly use the salter Harris classification. ? | Epiphyseal fracture |
| Salted Harris fracture has 1-5 types of fractures. 5 being the most complex? T or F | True |
| A complete physeal fracture with or without displacement is ? | Type 1 salter Harris |
| A physeal fracture that extends through the metaphysics. Producing a chip fracture of the metaphysics. Which may be very smaller | Type 2 salter Harris |
| A physeal fractures that extends through the epiphysis? | Type 3 salter Harris |
| A physeal fracture plus epiphyseal and metaphyseal fractures ? | Type 4 salter Harris |
| A compression fracture of a growth plate? | Type 5 salter Harris |
| These fractures are due to disease process within a bone, such as osteoporosis, neoplasia, or other bone diseases? | Pathological fracture |
| Fractures that occur in bone that has been weakened by disease? | Pathological fractures |
| This type of fracture is no traumatic in origin. Ir results from repeated stress on a bone, such as from marching or running. They may be hard to identify on radiographs? | Stress fractures |
| Stress fractures can also be called March fractures ? T or F ? | True |
| If a stress fracture is caused by marching, the fractures usually occur in the mid shafts of the metatarsals? T or F? | True |
| If caused by running, the fractures are in the distal shaft of the tibia? T or F? | True |
| This fracture of the ankle joint invokes the medial and lateral malleolus as well as the posterior lip of the distal tibia? | Trimalleolar |
| Trimalleoar and bimalleolar can only be found where? | In the ankle |
| Fracture fragments are realigned by manipulation and are immobilized by a cast or splint. This type or reduction is a no surgical procedure. However it may be done with the aid of fluoroscopy? | Closed reduction |
| What type of reduction is non surgical? | Closed reduction |
| For severe fractures with significant displacement or fragmentation, a surgical procedure is required. The fracture site is exposed and screwsX plates or rods are installed as needed to minting alignment of the body fragments until new both growth can tak | Open reduction |
| A surgical procedure to fix a fracture is called? | Open reduction. |
| Fracture usually appears as a radiolucent line crossing the bone an disrupting the cortical margins. T or F? | True |
| Would appear a black gas area, like area? | Radiolucent |
| Fractures in which bone fragments overlap produce a radiopaque line. T or F? | True |
| Impact fracture when bone goes over each other like ? | Radiopaque |
| Two major causes of fractures in the skeletal system are? | Traumatic or pathological |
| Many diseases can cause fractures like cancer, osteoporosis . T or F? | True |
| In cases of trauma you need at least 2 X-rays to see displacement if frsxure. T or F? | True |
| What kind of fracture usually takes longer to heal because of the injury to the bone and the surrounding soft tissues. These types of fracture also have a high rate of complications including infection and non union.? | Open / compound fractures |
| Non-union mean? | Not fusing together. Union is not together |
| With an open fracture, you can see the bone poking out of the skin? T or F? | True |
| Complete fractures are? | Involve the entire cross section of the bone resulting in discontinuity of two or more fragments. |
| Incomplete fractures? | Are fractures that crack the bone but does not completely transverse the width of the bone |
| Longitudinal fractures? | Extending along the length of the bone |
| Linear fracture is? | Fracture that extends parallel to the long axis of a bone but does not displace the bone tissue. |
| Linear fracture can also be called a ? | Hairline fracture |
| What are the two incomplete fractures? | Green stick and torus |
| What are the 3 complete fractures? | Transverse, oblique , spiral |
| What are the 3 comminuted fractures? | Butterfly, segmental, splintered |
| What is a bone break in which cracks in the bone may radiate in several directions, but the bone fragments do not separate? | Undisplaced fracture |
| Fracture in which to two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another or misaligned? | Displaced fracture |
| Displacement of a body part especially the temporary displacement of a bone from its normal position? Usually allow or shoulder? | Dislocation |
| Incomplete or partial dislocation or a bone in a joint, and its stays there. Half in or half out? | Subluxation |
| Which type of dislocation is most common in hips? | Posterior dislocation |
| The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated joint in the body, about 95% of should dislocations are which way? | Anterior |
| Colles is? | Posterior ! Up! |
| Smith is ? | Ainterior! Down |
| This is a fracture line that lies between the greater and lesser trochanters. Unlike a femoral neck fracture, the intertrochanteric region has good blood supply to cancellous body, helping in healing. Called? | Intertrochanteric fracture |
| A fracture in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is recieved. Examples of these types of fractures would be in the mandible or tibia | Contracoup fractures |
| What is the most common fracture of the elbow in children? | Supracondylar fractures |
| These fracture often result from trauma to the elbow, most often due to fall from a height or related to sports or leisure activities? | Supracondylar fractures |
| If there is a supracondylar fracture, there will be a sign in the fat pads? T or F? | True |
| Fracture or the spinous process or C6- clay shovelers fracture is? | An avulsion fracture found in the neck. It is a pulling of the ligament |
| Lumps of white calus or healing at different stages, itâs a good indication of child abuse, this is what kind of fracture? | Battered child syndrome |
| Fractures that occurred at different times in children too young to have decisive them from an accident is a good indicator of? | Altered child syndrome |
| Multiple fractures at varying stages of healing, corner fractures, rib fractures, diaphyseal fractures and skull fractures are all good indicators in children ? | Battered child syndrome |
| A fracture is? | Broken periosteum and blood vessels |
| Healing process for fractures is? | Hematoma plugs up he gap between the bone fragments(blood clot) New capillaries will start to grow procallus Fibrocartilanginous callus forms and last 3 weeks Osteoblasts will produce trabecullae New cancellous bone and compact bone is formed. This can |
| Closed reduction would need to be fixed by? | External reduction or external fixiation- non surgical . Casts are used |
| Open reduction would need to be fixed by ? | Internal fixiation- surgical procedure is required. Using screws. Plates and rods |
| Up to 60% of elbow fractures in children? | Supracondylar fracture |
| A fracture in which the skin is not penetrated, reducing the chance of infection? | Closed or simple fracture |
| The fracture occurs in bone that has been weakened by a pre-existing condition? | Pathological fracture |
| Known as a green stick fracture, this may also occur in de-mineralized bone? | Complete fracture |
| This partial dislocation commonly occurs on the ankle or vertebral column? | Sublexation |
| A fracture involving the entire cross section of a bone? | Complete or transverse |
| A fracture most commonly found in the shafts of the metatarsals, the calcaneous and proximal and distal shafts of the tibia? | Stress fracture, March fracture |
| A fracture of both the malleolus and the posterior part is the inferior border of the tibia? | Trimalleolar fracture |
| A sudden pivotal causing torsion force in the tibia, and cause this type of injury? | Spiral |
| A comminuted fracture that may have a fracture fragment driven inward? | Depressed fracture |
| Radiographically, this facial bone fracture may include orbital emphysema? | Blow out fracture |
| This type of fracture most commonly occurs in the vertebral body as a result on a major accident | Compression fractures |
| A sports injury that may result in the fracture of the 1st metacarpal ? | Bennettâs fracture |
| A type 3 fracture extends through the growth plate and into the epiphysis? | Type three salter Harris, epiphyseal fracture |
| A panorex or plain film radiopgraphs may be requested to diagnose this type of fracture? | Contracoup fracture |
| A sudden action causing a tearing away from the part of the bone? | Avulsion fracture |
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