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Orthopedic Test review Surgical Technology Exam Study Guide Solutions Fracture classifications - ANSWER-Open and closed Causes of fractures - ANSWER-trauma and pathological types of fractures - ANSWER-know what each are Greenstick/stress: barely fractured Potts: @ fibula near ankle Colles: F...

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Fracture classifications - ANSWER✔✔-Open and closed


Causes of fractures - ANSWER✔✔-trauma and pathological


types of fractures - ANSWER✔✔-know what each are


Greenstick/stress: barely fractured


Potts: @ fibula near ankle


Colles: Fall on outsretched hand (FOOSH)


Compound: penetrates skin


Comminuted: more than 2 pieces of bone fragments


Transverse: horizontal fracture


Oblique: angled across cortices


Spiral: curves around bone


Impacted: end of bones forced into each other


External Fixation - ANSWER✔✔-outside of skin; bone anchoring devices, cast, skeletal

tractions, splints

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, Internal Fixation - ANSWER✔✔-inside of skin; rods on bone, screws, plates, nails


basic steps of instruments used in an ORIF procedure. - ANSWER✔✔-Drill, Measure

(depth guage), insert screw


Procedure steps ORIF - ANSWER✔✔-Open incision


Reduction of fracture


Internal Fixation


casting - ANSWER✔✔-handle with palms


luke warm water


not too tight


cast is removed before entering OR


bones are repaired by a closed intramedullary nail - ANSWER✔✔-femur, humerus, and

tibia


steps in a closed intramedullary nail surgery - ANSWER✔✔-Incision, AWL to create

hole in bone, reaming, then insert nail


anatomical landmarks and where - ANSWER✔✔-Trochanter: head of femur


Medial malleolus: tibia distal end


Lateral malleolus: fibula.



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