Fractures

Question 1

State the type of fracture associated with the following definitions:

1. A complete break of the bone, usually penetrating the skin and prone to infection
2. A fracture of the skull or pelvis
3. A fracture of the wrist
4. A fracture with no associated laceration of the skin
5. An incomplete fracture in children whose bones have not hardened
6. A fracture of the humerus
7. Falling onto the feet from a height, e.g fracture vertebrae.

Answer 1

1. Compound fracture
2. Depressed fracture
3. Colle’s fracture
4. Simple fracture
5. Greenstick fracture
6. Supracondular fracture
7. Impacted fracture