fractures Flashcards
fracture
disruption or break in continuity of bone structure
open
skin broken and bone exposed
closed
skin intact
complete
all the way through the bone
incomplete
partly across bone shaft
displaced
two ends separated from one another; often comminuted or oblique
non displaced
periosteum intact and bone aligned; transverse, spiral, or green stick
direction of fracture line
-linear
-oblique
-transverse
-longitudinal
-spiral
manifestations
-edema
-swelling
-pain
-muscle spasm
-deformity
-contusion
-loss of function
-crepitation
-guarding
fracture healing
-hematoma
-granulation tissue
-callus formation
-ossification
-consolidation
-remodeling
factors influencing healing
-blood supply
-other local tissue injury
-displacement and fracture site
-immobilization
-internal fixation
-infection
-poor nutrition
-smoking
-age
complications
-delayed union
-nonunion
-malunion
-angulation
-pseudoarthrosis
-refracture
-myositis ossificans
traction
pulling force applied to injured or diseased body part