chap4 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
closed fracture | fracture with no open skin wound. aka simple fracture |
Colles' fracture | common type of wrist fracture |
Comminuted | fracture in which bone is shattered or crushed into many small pieces or fragments |
Compound | fracture in which skin has been broken through the fracture. aka open fracture |
Compression | fracture involving loss of height of vertebral body |
fracture | broken bone |
greenstick | fracture in which there is incomplete break; one side of bone is broken and other side is bent; this type of fracture is commonly found in children due to softer and more pliable bone structure |
Impacted | fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other |
Oblique | fracture at an angle to bone |
Pathologic | fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone |
Spiral | fracture in which fracture line spirals around shaft of bone; can be caused by twisting injury |
Stress | slight fracture caused by repetitive low-impact forces, like running, rather than single forceful impact |
Transverse | complete fracture that is straight across bone at right angles to long axis of bone |
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