Fracture Flashcards
(16 cards)
1
Q
Total Bone Separation
A
Complete Fracture
2
Q
Partial Bone Fracture
A
Incomplete Fracture
3
Q
Fracture common in children
A
Green stick fracture
- one side bent; one side fractured
4
Q
Simple
A
Closed fracture
5
Q
Compound
A
Open fracture
6
Q
No damage in skin and non- penetrating
A
Closed fracture
7
Q
A penetrating fracture
A
Open fracture
8
Q
Prevention of infection (open fracture)
A
Apply sterile dressing/ cleanest material available
9
Q
Fracture common in cranial
A
Depressed
10
Q
Parallel to the long axis of the bone
A
Longitudinal fracture
11
Q
Straight across the right
A
Tranverse
12
Q
Slant fracture
A
Oblique
13
Q
A twisting fracture
A
Spinal fracture
14
Q
Bone within a bone (telescoping)
A
Impacted fracture
15
Q
Fragmented fracture
A
Comminuted
16
Q
a hairline or crack extending from a surface into, but not through, a long bone
A
Fissure fracture
