Fractures, Aging, & Disorders Flashcards
1
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Define a closed fracture
A
aka simple; does not break skin
2
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Define an open fracture
A
aka compound; breaks skin
3
Q
Define a greenstick fracture
A
bone bends/buckles, one side does not break
4
Q
Define an impacted fracture
A
bone smashed down onto each other
5
Q
Define a comminuted fracture
A
shattered
6
Q
Define a spiral fracture
A
broken from twisting motion
7
Q
Define a transverse fracture
A
broken horizontally
8
Q
Define an oblique fracture
A
broken @ angle
9
Q
What are effects of aging on the skeletal system?
A
- loss of calcium salts, balance, reflexes, height, flexibility
- decrease in ability to form proteins & cellular metabolism
- weak, less dense, & slow to heal bones
10
Q
What disorders are metabolic?
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- Osteoporosis
- Osteopenia
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Paget’s/osteitis deformans
- Osteomalacia/Ricketts
11
Q
Describe osteoporosis
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- porous & fragile bones
- significant loss of bone mass
- prone to fracture
12
Q
Define osteopenia
A
milder form of osteoporosis
13
Q
Define & describe Paget’s disease/osteitis deformans
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- excessive & abnormal activity of osteoclasts & osteoblasts
- > bone mass
- weak, deformed, & easily fractured bones
- gen in pelvis, skull, spine, & legs
14
Q
Describe Osteomalacia/Ricketts
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- softening of bone
- cause: vitamin D & calcium deficiency
15
Q
What disorders are caused by infection
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osteomyelitis & Pott’s disease
