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RAD 110 Fractures

Bone fractures and anatomical positioning

QuestionAnswer
Fracture a break or crack in a bone
Closed/Simple Fracture Does not break through the skin
Open/Compound Fracture Projects through the skin
Nondisplaced Fracture Bone stays in alignment
Displaced Fracture Bones are not in anatomical alignment
Incomplete/Greenstick Fracture Not all the way through the bone, most common in young children
Transverse Fracture Right angle to the long axis
Oblique Fracture At angle to the long axis
Spiral Fracture Similar to oblique, encircles the shaft, caused by twisting
Comminuted Fracture Composed of more than two fragments
Compression Fracture The bone collapses under pressure, resulting in decreased bone length or width (mostly in the spine)
Anterior/ventral Forward or front part of the body or of a part
Posterior (dorsal) Back part of body or part
Superior Anatomically above
Inferior Anatomically below
Medial Toward the median plane/midline of the body or body part
Lateral Away from midline or away from the middle of a part
Central Mid area or main part of an organ
Peripheral At or near the surface, edge, or outside of another body part
Proximal Nearer to the point of attachment or origin
Distal Farthest from the point of attachment or origin
Internal Inside the body or part
External Outside the body or part
What is more distal, esophagus or intestines? Intestines
Dorsum anterior surface of the foot or posterior surface of the hand
Palmar The palm of the hand
Plantar The sole of the foot
Contralateral Opposite sides of the body
Ipsilateral Same side of the body
Superficial Near the skin or surface
Deep Far from the surface
The thumb is on the ________ side of the body Lateral
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