Musculoskeletal: Level 3

Question 1

Fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone.

Answer 1

Avulsion Fracture

Question 2

Swelling of the soft tissue of the distal portion of the fingers and toes, usually associated with lung disease.

Answer 2

Clubbing

Question 3

Break or splinter of the bone into more than two fragments.

Answer 3

Comminuted Fracture

Question 4

A fracture in which the bone pierces the skin; an open fracture, results in an increased risk of infection.

Answer 4

Compound Fracture

Question 5

Fracture in which a broken bone is wedged into another bone.

Answer 5

Impacted Fracture

Question 6

Fracture which occurs when a rotating force is applied to the bone, the line of the fracture appears helical.

Answer 6

Spiral Fracture

Question 7

Partial dislocation of a joint.

Answer 7

Subluxation

Question 8

Inflammation of the tendon sheath, usually seen in the hands and wrists.

Answer 8

Tenosynovitis

Question 9

A break in the bone which runs perpendicularly across the bone

Answer 9

Transverse Fracture