ch 15 Flashcards
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Dislocation
Luxation
Partial dislocation
Subluxation
Forced wrenching or twisting of a joint that results in partial rupture/tearing of ligaments w/out dislocation.
Sprain
Bruise with a possible avulsion fracture.
Contusion
Break in a bone
Fracture
Fragmented ends of the bone make contact with each other
Apposition
Ends of fragments make end to end contact
Anatomic apposition
Ends of fragments are aligned but pulled apart and don’t make contact with each other
Lack of apposition (distraction)
Fragments overlap and shafts make contact but not at fracture ends
Bayonet apposition
Loss of alignment of the fracture
Angulation
Direction or angle of apex of the fracture
Apex angulation
Distal fragment ends are angled toward midline
Varus deformity
Distal fragment ends are angled away from midline
Valgus deformity
Fracture in which the bone doesn’t break through the skin
Simple (closed) fracture
Portion of the bone protrudes through the skin
Compound (open) fracture
Fracture doesn’t traverse through entire bone
Incomplete (partial) fracture
Buckle of the cortex- no complete break in the cortex
Torus fracture
Fracture is on 1 side only (one side broken, one side bent)
Greenstick fracture
Break is complete
Complete fracture
Fracture at a near right angle
Transverse fx
Fracture at an oblique angle
Oblique fx
Bone has been twisted apart and fracture spirals around long axis
Spiral fx
Bone is splintered or crushed at site of impact
Comminuted fx
Bone is broken in 3 pieces w the middle fragment fractured at both ends
segmental fx