AHN 576 MSK Exam Study Guide
Abduction - Ans:-Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - Ans:-Movement toward the midline of the body
Carpal - Ans:-Pertaining to the bones in the wrist and hand
Phalanges - Ans:-bones of the fingers, toes
Tarsal - Ans:-bones of the feet or ankle
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Torus (buckle) fracture - Ans:✔✔-bone deforms but does not crack. More common in children. It is
painful but stable
Dislocation - Ans:✔✔-Disruption in the normal relationship of the articular surfaces of a bone making up
a joint
Mal-union - Ans:✔✔-a fracture that heals with abnormal alignment
Non-union - Ans:✔✔-fracture that is not healing
subluxation - Ans:✔✔-the partial displacement of a bone from its joint
2 point discrimination - Ans:✔✔-ability to distinguish the separation of 2 simultaneous pinpricks on the
skin
AP and lateral - Ans:✔✔-Always 2 views of injury
Oblique view - Ans:✔✔-For complex fractures of the femur, humerus, or ankle
Mortis view - Ans:✔✔-AP film with the foot internally rotated at around 10%
Looks at the talus with ankle fxs
Inlet and outlet views - Ans:✔✔-For pelvic fractures
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