Ortho Flashcards
grade I sprain
partial tear (no instability, no opening of joint on stress manuvers) treat symptomatic
grade II sprain
partial tear
some instability and partial opening of joint on stress manuvers
treat via immobilization
grade II sprain
complete tear
complete opening of joint on stress manuvers
immobilize or repair is the treatment
Grade I strain
tear of a few muscle fibers
grade II strain
tear of a moderate amount of muscle fibers
grade II strain
tear of all muscle fibers
grade IV strain
“rupture”
tear of all muscle fibers
disrupted fascia
non-displaced fracture?
fracture fragments are in anatomic alignment
displaced fracture?
fracture fragments are not in usual alignment
angulated fracture?
fracture fragments are malaligned and angulated
bayonetted fracture?
fracture in which the distal fragment lognitudinally overlaps the proximal fragment
distracted fracture?
distal fracture fragment is separated from the proximal fragment by a gap