hard tissue injuries Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
closed fractures | clean break with no rupture of the skin |
open fractures | clean break with rupturing of the skin |
complicated/compound fracture | fragmented fracture of the bone usually resulting in a small crack usually resulting in multiple "floating" pieces |
spiral fracture | usually from a direct knock , resulting in a small crack towards the centre of the bone |
greenstick fracture | a fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent. |
dislocation | a bone or many bones are nocked out of position. NEVER ATTEMPT TO PUT THEM BACK IN YOURSELF! |
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