HAP #12 - Fractures

This type of fracture has little or no movement or displacement of broken bones.

• Closed Fracture

• Open Fracture

Incomplete break in a bone that have not completely ossified.

• Greenstick Fracture

• Oblique Fracture

• Spiral Fracture

• Transverse Fracture

S-shaped separation of the bone. Occurs when the foot is firmly planted and body is suddenly rotated.

• Greenstick Fracture

• Oblique Fracture

• Spiral Fracture

• Transverse Fracture

Match the following

• Oblique

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• Transverse

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• Greenstick

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• Comminuted

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• Displaced

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What is a partial fracture?

• A break that doesn’t go through the bone completely

• A break that goes completely through the bone

• A fracture in which the bone goes through the skin

• A break that occurs at a diagonal angle

Which type of fracture goes completely through the bone?

• Complete

• Partial

• Greenstick

• Segmental

What is an open fracture?

• A fracture in which the bone goes through the skin and can be seen through the outside

• A fracture that does not break the skin

• A break that occurs in a straight line

• A break that occurs at a diagonal angle

Which fracture type does not break the skin?

• Closed

• Open

• Comminuted

• Impacted

What is a non-displaced fracture?

• A break in which the two broken ends of the bone are still lined up and have not moved out of place

• A break in which the two broken ends of the bone are NOT lined up

• A fracture that causes the bone to bend

• A fracture that occurs in a straight line

What characterizes a displaced fracture?

• The two broken ends of the bone are NOT lined up and are moved out of place

• The two broken ends of the bone are still lined up

• The bone is broken into at least 3 pieces

• The bone is broken in 2 places