fracture Flashcards
1
Q
Fractures (Fx) :
A
Closed (Simple)
Open (Compound)
Pathological Fracture
2
Q
2 Types of treatment :
A
Closed:
Cast (plaster/fiberglass) **atrophy common
Open:
Internal Fixation
or sometime
external fixator
3
Q
example on fracture :
A
depressed fracture
-impacted fracture
-transverse fracture
-spiral fracture
-oblique fracture
-compression fracture
-avulsion fracture
4
Q
STAGES of Fx HEALING
A
hematoma formation.
Granulation tissue formation.
Bony callus formation.
Bone remodeling
5
Q
external fixator
A
6
Q
A
