Fractured Bones

Question 1

Simple

Answer 1

Bone is broken all the way but not through skin

Question 2

Compound

Answer 2

The bone is broken and through the skin

Question 3

Comminuted

Answer 3

The bone is shattered, splintered or crushed

Question 4

Impacted

Answer 4

Bone fragments are pushed into eachother

Question 5

Greenstick

Answer 5

Bone is broken on one side, bent on the other

Question 6

Pathologic

Answer 6

Caused by diseased or weakened bones

Question 7

Stress

Answer 7

Minor fractures caused by repetitive low-impact forces

Question 8

Spiral

Answer 8

Fracture line spirals around the shaft of the bone, caused by a twisting injury

Question 9

Transverse

Answer 9

Facture line straight across bone

Question 10

Oblique

Answer 10

Fracture line at an angle

Question 11

Callus

Answer 11

Bulging area that forms as a fracture heal

Question 12

Crepitation (Crrr)

Answer 12

the noise produced by the ends of broken bones or cartilage rubbing together

Question 13

Exostosis

Answer 13

Bone spurs