Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
12 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Fracture
|
Break in a bone
|
|
|
Hairline Fracture
|
Fine fracture that does not completely break of displace the bone (looks like a piece of hair on the X-ray)
|
|
|
Simple (closed) Fracture
|
Break without a puncture to the skin
|
|
|
Compound (open) Fracture
|
Fracture in which the bone is pushed thru the skin
|
|
|
Spiral Fracture
|
Fracture in which the bone is severely twisted
|
|
|
Greenstick Fractures
|
Incomplete fractures that more often happen in children because of they have softer, more pliable bones
|
|
|
Comminuted Fracture
|
Bone is crushed to the point that it becomes fragmented or splintered
|
|
|
Reduced (set)
|
Setting of the bones back into place
|
|
|
Closed Reduction
|
Force is exerted on the broken bone to bring the broken bones into alignment
|
|
|
Open (surgical) Reduction
|
Pins, screws, plates, or other hardware is used to fix the bones in place
|
|
|
Traction
|
The use of heavy weights to exert a pulling force on the injured bones
|
|
|
Hematoma
|
Blood clot
|
