Musculoskeletal Trauma Flashcards
What patients are at highest risk for DVT?
Patients with hip fracture or post-hip surgery
Three stages of fractures
Inflammation, hematoma, growth of granulation tissues around site
A break or disruption in the continuity of the bone that affects comfort and mobility
Fractures
Diagnostic procedure needed to identify soft tissue damage
MRI
Fracture causes
Fragility (osteoporosis, bone cancer), stress (athletes), compression (older adults)
Fracture in which bone is broken perpendicular to its length
Transverse
Fracture that follows a spiral or “corkscrew” pattern
Spiral
Fracture occurring along the length of the bone
Longitudinal
Fracture in which the bone shatters into three or more pieces
Comminuted
Fracture that cuts diagonally across the width of the bone
Oblique
Fracture in which the ends of the broken bone are impacted together
Impacted or Buckle fracture
Impacted/Buckle fractures are common in
Children’s arm
Fracture often seen in children in which the bone is broken, but not all the way through
Green stick
Fracture characterized by tiny cracks in a bone, caused by repetitive use
Stress
What kind of bones are commonly affected by stress fractures?
Weight-bearing bones such as the legs/feet
Fracture caused by blow to the flexed knee and simultaneous forceful pull of the quadriceps muscle
Avulsion
T or F: Avulsion fractures are common in pediatric athletes and often heal without surgical intervention
True
Complete fractures occur commonly in
Long bones of arms/legs
Causes of complete fractures
Severe trauma such as MVAs or falls from tall heights
S/S of complete fractures
Pain, limited movement of fractured bone, surrounding tissue/organ damage, internal bleeding
Pulmonary complication of complete fractures
Pneumothorax
Surgical treatment for complete fractures
Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Treatment of intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures
ORIF
Primary risk factor for hip fracture
Osteoporosis
Locations of intracapsular hip fractures
Femoral neck and intertrochanteric
Intracapsular hip fracture located at the junction of femoral neck and femoral head
Femoral neck
Intracapsular hip fracture located between greater and lesser trochanters
Intertrochanteric
Locations of extracapsular hip fractures
Subtrochanteric and Trochanteric
Extracapsular hip fracture located just below the lesser trochanter, extending down the femur
Subtrochanteric
Extracapsular hip fracture involving greater or lesser trochanter
Trochanteric
Fracture that occurs in children
Salter-Harris
Complications of untreated Salter-Harris fractures
Growth restriction, pain, immobility
Salter-Harris fracture through the growth plate without involving the bone
Type I
Characteristics of Salter-Harris type I
Least effect on bone growth, good prognosis for healing
Salter-Harris fracture through the growth plate and into a portion of the bone
Type II
Characteristics of Salter-Harris type II
Most common, good prognosis with careful monitoring
Salter-Harris fracture through the growth plate and into portion of the joint surface
Type III
Characteristics of Salter-Harris type III
Requires careful evaluation due to risk of joint surface involvement
Salter-Harris fracture through the growth plate, the bone, and a portion of the joint surface
Type IV
Characteristics of Salter-Harris type IV
Common in children with post-traumatic arthritis, complex, extensive treatment
Salter-Harris fracture involving compression injury to the growth plate without a clear fracture line
Type V
Characteristics of Salter-Harris type V
Rare, hard to diagnose, most effect on bone growth
Three phases of bone healing
Inflammatory, reparative, remodeling
Duration of inflammatory phase of bone healing
1-5 days post injury
Duration of reparative phase of bone healing
Several weeks
Duration of remodeling phase of bone healing
Months to years