UTT NURS 3303 Exam 4 Questions 100%
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Types of Bone - answer- cortical: solid, dense
- trabecular: aka cancellous, non-solid, has an inner meshwork making the bone porous (more
susceptible to osteoporosis)
Osteoblasts - answerBONE-FORMING CELLS that start bone mineralization by secreting...
Closed/Complete Fracture - answer✔bone fragments separate completely, are not displaced and
remain beneath overlying tissue
- TX: casting, ORIF
Incomplete Fracture - answer✔bone fragments remain partially joined
Compression Fracture - answer✔crushing of cancellous bone
Stress Fracture - answer✔bone damage from repetitive activity
Transverse Fx - answer✔bone is separated but still close
Comminuted Fx - answer✔more than one fracture line with shattered/crushed bone *complex
Greenstick Fx - answer✔incomplete break - bone is intact (children)
Avulsion Fx - answer✔separation of a small part of bone at site of attachment of ligament or
tendon
Oblique Fx - answer✔completely displaced, apart *complex
Goal of Reduction (tx for fractures) - answer✔**alignment of bone
- closed reduction = device is used outside (external fixation devices)
- open reduction (ORIF) = surgical intervention - use of pins
**EARLY stabilization of LONG bone ex's prevents fatty emboli!!
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