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NURS 5350 Musculoskeletal Exam Questions And Answers
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NURS 5350 Musculoskeletal ExamQuestions And Answers
complete fracture
Bone is broken all the way through.
incomplete fracture
Bone is damaged but still in one piece.
• Closed or simple (complete or incomplete): Skin is intact.
• Open or compound (complete or incomplete): Skin is broken.
comminuted fracture
bone breaks into more than two fragments
linear fracture
the fracture is parallel to the long axis of the bone
oblique fracture
Fracture of the shaft of the bone is slanted.
spiral fracture
encircles the bone
transverse fracture
occurs straight across the bone
, greenstick fracture
Perforates one cortex and
splinters the spongy bone.
Torus fracture
cortex buckles but does not break
bowing fracture
Longitudinal force applied to a bone
pathological fatigue
Break occurs at the site of a preexisting abnormality
stress fracture
• Fatigue and insufficiency
• Transchondral
fragility fracture
sequalae of osteoporosis
Fatigue fracture
Abnormal stress or torque applied to bones that have the normal ability to deform and
recover (joggers, dancers)
insufficiency fracture
fragility fractures of osteoporosis and osteomalacia
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