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14 Cards in this Set
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Long or Tubular |
Elongated shape ex. femur and humerus |
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Short or Cuboidal |
Cube-shaped bones found in the carpal bones of the wrist and tarsal bones of the ankle |
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Sesamoid |
A short bone formed within the tendons, such as the patella. |
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Flat |
Consist of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone such as the skull and ribs. |
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Irregular |
Examples include the Zygoma and Vertebrae |
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Closed Fracture |
No break in the skin |
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Compound Fracture |
Projects through the skin increasing the possibility of infection |
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Comminuted Fracture |
More than two seperate bone components-segmental fracture |
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Transverse Fracture |
Breaks the shaft of the bone across the longitudial axis |
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Greenstick Fracture |
Only one side of the shaft is broken, and the other is bent; common in children |
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Spiral Fracture |
Spread along the length of bone and produced by twisting stress. |
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Colles' fracture |
occurs in the wrist and effects the distal radius bone |
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Compression Fracture |
Occurs in vertebrae andis subject to extreme stress |
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Epiphyseal Fracture |
Occurs where the matrix is undergoing calcification and chondrocytes are dying; usually seen in children. |
