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Flashcards in Musculoskeletal Deck (19)
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1
Q

Non-displaced

A

fragments in alignment

2
Q

Displaced

A

fragments not aligned

3
Q

Angulated

A

Fragments malaligned at agle

4
Q

Bayonetted

A

distal fragment longitudinally overlaps proximal frag (side-by-side)

5
Q

Distracted

A

distal and proximal fragments separated by gap

6
Q

Transverse

A

frx perpendicular to shaft of bone

7
Q

Comminuted

A

more than two fragments

8
Q

Oblique

A

angulated

9
Q

Segmental

A

comminuted fxr w/ completely separate bone segments fractures (e.g. prox and dist ends of femur have fxrs)

10
Q

Spiral

A

multiplanar, complex fxr line

11
Q

Intra-articular

A

fxr crosses articular cartilage into joint

ALWAYS needs ortho referral

12
Q

Torus

A

incomplete buckle (U) kids

13
Q

Green Stick

A

incomplete w/ angular deformity

14
Q

Impaction

A

fxr caused by one bone impacting adjacent bone

15
Q

Compression

A

impaction fxr in vertebrae, depresses endplates

16
Q

Depression

A

impaction in knee from femor condyle hits tibial plateau

17
Q

Stress (Fatigue)

A

fxr from repeat cyclical loads, in normal bone

18
Q

Stress (Insufficiency)

A

weak bone fxr from load that wouldn’t break healthy bone

19
Q

Pathologic

A

weak bone fxr from tumor or disease