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Orthopaedic Technologist Exam: Fractures Study Guide Solutions Transverse & Oblique fractures - ANSWER-Transverse: right angle (simple fx) direct blow Oblique: angled, likely to displace, twisting force Stress/Butterfly/Avulsion fractures - ANSWER-Stress: crack in bone (March fx) Butterfly: c...

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Orthopaedic Technologist Exam:
Fractures Study Guide Solutions

Transverse & Oblique fractures - ANSWER✔✔-Transverse: right angle (simple fx) direct

blow


Oblique: angled, likely to displace, twisting force


Stress/Butterfly/Avulsion fractures - ANSWER✔✔-Stress: crack in bone (March fx)


Butterfly: comminuted fx- 2 fragments on each side of central fragment


Avulsion: tendon/ligament pulls away piece of bone


Bennett's Fracture - ANSWER✔✔-Intra-articular fx that involves dislocation. Oblique fx

of the base of metacarpal of the thumb. Must extend into CMC joint. Often seen in

football players


Barton's fracture/Reverse Barton's - ANSWER✔✔-Oblique fx of distal radius involving

the radiocarpal joint. Unstable- readily displaces. FOOSH.


Reverse Barton's: volar rim instead of dorsal


Rolando's Fracture - ANSWER✔✔-Fracture/dislocation of base of thumb. Same as

Bennett's, but comminuted. 3 fragments in T or Y pattern.


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, Buckle Fracture - ANSWER✔✔-(Torus). Incomplete fx. FOOSH. Bone bends outward

but does not fully break- one side of bone undamaged.


Chauffer's fracture - ANSWER✔✔-(Hutchinson's). Radial styloid process pulled away

from radius by ligaments


Colles Fracture - ANSWER✔✔-Distal metaphysis of the radius is displaced dorsally.

FOOSH. dinner fork


Boxer's Fracture - ANSWER✔✔-Distal 5th metacarpal


Mallett Fracture - ANSWER✔✔-Any of the digits. Disruption of the extensor

mechanism of the DIP joint. Avulsion fx.


Smith's fracture - ANSWER✔✔-Reverse Colles fracture- volar (palmar) displacement of

the distal fragment of the fracture.


Monteggia Fracture - ANSWER✔✔-Fracture/dislocation. Proximal ulna fx and

dislocation of radial head within the elbow joint. Can be flexion or extension fractures


Galeazzi's Fracture - ANSWER✔✔-Reverse Monteggia fracture. fracture of distal radial

shaft and dislocation of radioulnar joint


DeQuervain's Fracture - ANSWER✔✔-Fracture of navicular bone with volar dislocation

of lunate bone




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