Fractures and remodeling

Bone breaking through the surrounding tissues, including the skin, secondary to significant displacement of the bones.

• Closed Fracture

• Open Fracture

Consists of three or more fragments at the fracture site. Difficult for healing because of the displacement of the fragments. Often requires surgical intervention because of involvement of soft tissue.

• Avulsion Fractue

• Comminuted Fracture

• Impacted Fracture

• Longitudinal Fracture

BONE CELL THAT BUILDS BONE

• OSTEON
• OSTEOCYTE
• OSTEOCLAST
• OSTEOBLAST

BONE CELL THAT DESTROYS BONE

• OSTEON
• OSTEOCYTE
• OSTEOCLAST
• OSTEOBLAST

The continuous breakdown and reforming of bone tissue is called ______.

• remodeling
• rebuilding
• rehabituation
• renewl

Bone remodeling occurs throughout life

• true
• false

What is the main mineral that is added to bone tissue in ossification?

• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Sodium
• Potassium

Broken bone in which there is no open wound in the skin.

• Avulsion Fracture
• Closed Fracture
• Crepitation
• Compression Fracture

The term ossification refers to...?

• the formation of bone
• a lack of calcium in the bones
• a lack of phosphorus in the bones
• how bones align with each other

Bone breaks incompletely, occurs most commonly during the infantile stages of life.

• Greenstick Fracture
• Stable Fracture
• Bluestick Fracture
• Comminuted Fracture