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WorksheetsFractures Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
What is a transverse fracture?
Breaks that occur in a straight line across the bone
Breaks that occur at a diagonal angle
A fracture that causes the bone to bend
A fracture that does not break the skin
What defines an oblique fracture?
A break that occurs at a diagonal angle across the bone
A break that occurs in a straight line
A fracture that causes the bone to bend
A fracture that does not break the skin
What is a greenstick fracture?
Occurs in children; a partial fracture that causes the bone to bend
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
What is an impacted fracture?
The broken ends of the bones are jammed together by the force of the injury
The bone is broken into at least 3 pieces
The bone is broken in 2 places
A fracture that does not break the skin
What characterizes a comminuted fracture?
Intense trauma causes the bone to be broken into at least 3 pieces with many fragments at the fracture site
The bone is broken in 2 places
The broken ends of the bones are jammed together
A fracture that does not break the skin
What is a segmental fracture?
The same bone is broken in 2 places, causing a “floating” segment of bone between the two breaks
The bone is broken into at least 3 pieces
The broken ends of the bones are jammed together
A fracture that does not break the skin
Which fracture type is also known as a simple fracture?
Closed
Open
Comminuted
Impacted
Match the following
Transverse
Oblique
Comminuted
Displaced
Greenstick
What kind of fracture results in a broken bone but no broken skin??
Comminuted
Compound or open
Simple or closed
Greesnstick
What kind of fracture results in bone breaking the skin?
Comminuted
Compound or open
Simple or closed
Greesnstick
