fractures

Question 1

defintion

Answer 1

fracture is the medical term for a break in the bone

Question 2

what causes fractures

Answer 2

can be due to direct or indirect trauma

Question 3

what are most fractures caused by

Answer 3

indirect trauma

Question 4

fracture can be

Answer 4

partial/incomplete or complete

Question 5

fractures are classified as

Answer 5

high energy (RTA, gun shot, fall from height) or low energy (trip, fall, sports injury)

Question 6

very low energy fractures

Answer 6

are usually pathological and due to an underlying weakness of bone