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WorksheetsLong bone fracture
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Define long bone fracture
Degenerative joint disease where the cartilage in the knee gradually breaks down
When the bones that form a joint are forced out of their normal alignment
A break in one of the long bones of the body
Referred to as lower back pain, affects the lower portion of the spine
What is the other name of stress fracture
Comminuted fracture
Linear fracture
Oblique fracture
Transverse fracture
The purpose of placing an injured arm in a sling is to allow the arm to
Heal
swell
strengthen
rest
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of placing ice on a fracture?
Decreased healing
Reduced pain
Decreased swelling
Reduced bleeding
This is a fracture that slanted across the bone shaft :
Transverse fracture
Spiral fracture
Oblique Fracture
Comminuted Fracture
The fracture bone is broken into many fragment :
Transverse fracture
Linear fracture
Oblique fracture
Comminuted fracture
A 85 year old patient has an accidental fall while going to the bathroom without assistance. The leg shape is deformed and the patient is unable to move it. Patient alert and orientated but in pain. What will you do FIRST after confirming the patient is safe and stable?
Apply an ice pack over covered with towel to the site
Immobilize the fracture with a splint
Administer pain medication
Elevate the extremity above heart level
An open fracture is a fracture that :
Result in multiple pieces of the bone
Occur when a broken bone pierces through the skin
Rupture a blood vessel
Damages a nerve
NOT factor of long bone fracture
Abnormal Bone Structure
Trauma
Aging
Repetitive Stress
Sprain
Which of the following is NOT a complication of fracture?
Stroke
Vascular injury
Nerve injury
Compartment syndrome
_________ fractures are diagonal breaks in the bone.
Incomplete
Linear
Closed
Oblique
What is a non-surgical way to treat a fracture?
Immobilization
Discombobulation
Reduction
Amputation
What type of fracture is this?
Closed
Hairline
Protruding
Open
A bone can heal on its own.
True
False
Which of the following images depicts an incomplete fracture?
