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Fractures

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  • This fx does NOT transverse through the entire bone. (a. complete b. incomplete c. impacted)
    Incomplete
  • This is an open fx; it breaks through the skin.
    Compound
  • This is a fx in multiple pieces.
    Comminuted
  • This image demonstrates what type of apposition ? (anatomic, distraction or bayonet)
    Bayonet
  • (True or False) This closed fx does not break through the skin. It therfore falls under the category of Simple fx.
    True
  • This type of fx goes straight across a bone (less than 30 deg. angle).
    Transverse
  • This is an incomplete fx; it is most often seen in children.
    Greenstick
  • This is a fx of the pedicles of C2.
    Hangman's
  • This is a fx of the distal radius with posterior displacement of the wrist.
    Colles
  • This is a fx of the floor of the orbit.
    Blowout
  • This fracture is where one fragment is driven into another.
    Impacted
  • This is a fx of the 5th metacarpal.
    Boxer's
  • This is a fx in which fx lines radiate from a central point of impact.
    Stellate
  • This is a fx of the ankle; it is a bi-malleoluar fx.
    Pott's
  • This is the definition of a fx that transverses all the way through the bone. (a. incomplete b. complete c. comminuted)
    Complete
  • This is what type of fx (it 'twists' around the bone ) ?
    Spiral