Bone fractures and repair review

What is another name for a simple fracture?

• compound

• open

• closed

When the ends of a broken bone are realigned, it is called:

• immobilization

• fusion

• reduction

• painful

A blood-filled swelling is called a

• sore

• callus

• hematoma

This type of reduction coaxes the bone ends back into place using the physician's hands

• simple

• compound

• open

• closed

This type of fracture does not break the skin

• simple

• compound

• open

• closed

This is the second step of fracture repair

• hematoma forms

• bony callus forms

• fibrocartilage callus forms

• bone remodeling

What is another name for a compound fracture?

• open

• closed

This type of reduction requires pins, screws and/or wires

• open

• closed

• simple

• compound

In this type of fracture the bone breaks the skin

• open

• closed

• compound

• simple

During this step of bone repair a strong, permanent "patch" is made based on mechanical stresses on the bone

• hematoma forms

• bony callus forms

• fibrocartilage callus forms

• bone remodeling