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17 Cards in this Set
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Closed |
Fractured bone does not break skin |
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Open |
Compound -fracture that breaks through skin |
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Complete |
Bone is completely broken into two or more pieces |
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Incomplete |
Bone is partially broken |
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Greenstick |
Bone is bent on one side and has incomplete fracture on other side |
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Hairline |
Bone has fine crack but remains in place |
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Comminuted |
Bone is broken into 3 or more pieces |
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Displaced |
Bone moves out of normal position |
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Nondisplaced |
Not moved out of place but still fractured |
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Impacted |
Piece of broken bone is forced into a space of another bone fragment |
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Depressed |
Concaved mostly seen in skull fractures |
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Linear |
Parallel to the long axidvof the bone |
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Transverse |
Perpendicular to the long axidvof the bone |
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Oblique |
Fracture runs diagonally across the bone |
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Spiral |
Fracture spirals around long axis of bone - twisted bone |
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Colles |
Fracture is at the distal end of radius and ulna |
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Pott |
Fracture is at the distal end of tibia or fibula |
