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14 Cards in this Set
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broken bone
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fracture
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bone doesn't go thru skin
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closed/simple
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bone goes thru skin
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open/compound
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splintered/several pieces
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comminuted
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1 bone shoved into another
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impacted
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bone bends
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greenstick
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very small break-not complete
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hairline
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break caused by disease
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pathological
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fracture of wrist
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Colles
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treatment for fractures
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reduction
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w/o surgery
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closed
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w/ surgery
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open
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hardware is inside
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internal fixation
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hardware on inside & outside
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external fixation
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