Fractures

Question 1

avulsion fracture

Answer 1

• a portion of a bone becomes fragmented at the site of tendon attachment due to a traumatic and sudden stretch of the tendon

Question 2

closed fracture

Answer 2

• a break in a bone where the skin over the site remains intact

Question 3

comminuted fracture

Answer 3

• a bone that breaks into fragments at the site of injury

Question 4

compound fracture

Answer 4

• a break in a bone that protrudes through the skin

Question 5

Greenstick fracture

Answer 5

• a break on one side of a bone that does not damage the perosteum on the opposite side.
• this type of fracture is often seen in children

Question 6

nonunion fracture

Answer 6

• a break in a bone that has failed to unite and heal after nine to twelve months

Question 7

stress fracture

Answer 7

• a break in a bone due to repeated forces to a particular portion of the bone

Question 8

spiral fracture

Answer 8

a break in a bone shaped like an “S” due to torsion and twisting