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What are the two most common causes of fractures? ANS✔✔ 1. Falls from standing
(geriatrics)
2. MVA
What are the four most commonly fractured bones? ANS✔✔ 1. Vertebral Body
2. Distal Radius
3. Proximal Femur (Hip)
4. Tibia/Fibula (Ankle)
(T/F) A single traumatic incident is also called "acute" ANS✔✔ True
(T/F) A fracture due to repetitive stress is called a "Tilden Fracture" ANS✔✔ False,
Stress fracture
(T/F) A Pathological fracture occurs through an area weakened by a pre-existing
disease ANS✔✔ True
What are the long bones in the human body? ANS✔✔ Humerus, radius, ulna, femur,
tibia and fibula
What type of fracture is this? ANS✔✔ Transverse fracture
What type of fracture is this? ANS✔✔ Linear fracture
,What type of fracture is this? ANS✔✔ oblique, nondisplaced fracture
What type of fracture is this? ANS✔✔ oblique, displaced fracture
What type of fracture is this? ANS✔✔ spiral fracture
What type of fracture is this? ANS✔✔ greenstick fracture
What type of fracture is this? ANS✔✔ comminuted fracture
(T/F) The cause of a transverse fracture is shear lateral force ANS✔✔ True
(T/F) Another name for a greenstick fracture is "fissure fracture" ANS✔✔ False,
linear fracture
What is the term for a fracture between the greater and lesser trochanters? ANS✔✔
Intertrochanteric fracture
What is the term for a fracture below and within ~5cm of the lesser trochanter?
ANS✔✔ subtrochanteric fracture
(T/F) Another name for a fracture is a "hairline break" ANS✔✔ False, A fracture and
a broken bone are the same thing
What is the fracture classification system for all fractures? ANS✔✔ AO
(T/F) A callus is a form of primary healing ANS✔✔ False, secondary healing
,What are the four stages of callus healing? ANS✔✔ 1. Hematoma
2. Fibrous Callus
3. Bony Callus
4. Remodeling
What is the most widely used classification system for the proximal humerus?
ANS✔✔ Neer
(T/F) The healing of bone with osteoclasts and osteoblasts directly across the
fracture line is called Primary Healing ANS✔✔ True
(T/F) Primary healing is the Relative stability as Secondary healing is to Absolute
Healing ANS✔✔ False, Primary is to absolute and Secondary is to Relative
(T/F) A cast is an example of Relative Stability ANS✔✔ True
What are the four AO principles? ANS✔✔ 1. Anatomic reduction
2. Stable internal fixation
3. Preservation of blood supply
4. Early mobilization
What is the common name for the Femoral Neck Fracture classification? ANS✔✔
Garden
What is the common name for the Tibial Plateau Fractures classification? ANS✔✔
Schatzker
What is the common name for the Ankle classification? ANS✔✔ Weber
, What is the common name for the classification system that describes the soft
tissue involvement for open fractures? ANS✔✔ Tscherne
What does FOOSH stand for? ANS✔✔ Fall On OutStretched Hand
What is a Colles Fracture? ANS✔✔ Arm in front, hand flexed back (dorsal
displacement)
What is a Smith's fracture? ANS✔✔ Arm in front, hand flexed down or arm behind
(volar displacement)
(T/F) Broken bones are rarely emergency situations unless there's vascular and/or
neural compromise ANS✔✔ True
What diagnostic imaging is needed for more complex injuries? ANS✔✔ CT
What diagnostic imaging is used for primarily for soft tissue damage? This is used
the least for fractures ANS✔✔ MRI
(T/F) The greater the depth, the darker the grey ANS✔✔ False, the lighter the grey
(T/F) Only one X-Ray view is needed when diagnosing a fracture ANS✔✔ False, two
views
This diagnostic imaging is commonly used to determine osteoporosis treatments by
scanning bone density ANS✔✔ DEXA
This is a fracture of what bone? ANS✔✔ olecranon
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