Fractures

Question 1

What is a greenstick fracture?

Answer 1

One side of the bone is broken, while the other is bent.

Question 2

What is a spiral fracture?

Answer 2

A diagonal fracture occurring across the shaft of a bone.

Question 3

What is a comminuted fracture?

Answer 3

A fragmented break in bone; multiple pieces of bone, can be small or large; displaced

Question 4

What is a transverse fracture?

Answer 4

Fracture in which the line of break forms a right angle; L-ish shape

Question 5

What is a compound fracture?

Answer 5

Another name for an open fracture; bone is exposed and skin is broken

Question 6

What is a depression fracture?

Answer 6

Fracture of the skull where bone is pushed in

Question 7

What is a open fracture?

Answer 7

Another name for compound fracture; bone exposed, skin broken

Question 8

What is a closed fracture?

Answer 8

Another name for simple fracture; no broken skin, bone not exposed

Question 9

What is a compression fracture?

Answer 9

When a vertebrae in the spine is crushed or compressed

Question 10

What is a oblique fracture?

Answer 10

Fracture that occurs at an angle across bone (not to be mixed with spiral fracture)

Question 11

What is a simple fracture?

Answer 11

Another name for closed fracture; no broken skin, bone not exposed

Question 12

How does a greenstick fracture occur?

Answer 12

Excessive bending of the bone on on side (common in adolescents)

Question 13

How does a spiral fracture occur?

Answer 13

Twisting around the shaft of the bone.

Question 14

How does a comminuted fracture occur?

Answer 14

Heavy trauma and force to the area of the bone, causing it to shatter

Question 15

How does a transverse fracture occur?

Answer 15

Excessive force to the area of bone; bone forcibly moved out of place and misaligned

Question 16

How does a depression fracture occur?

Answer 16

Force to the head causing a segment of bone to break and cause a depression in skull shape

Question 17

How does a open fracture occur?

Answer 17

Force causing skin to break, leaving bone exposed and open

Question 18

How does a closed fracture occur?

Answer 18

Force causing bone to break but not the skin, leaving the break not openly visible

Question 19

How does a oblique fracture occur?

Answer 19

Excessive force diagonally on bone, causing a diagonal break

Question 20

How does a compression fracture occur?

Answer 20

Excessive force to the top of body or simple accidents (common in ppl 50+)