Types of Fractures
This fracture is commonly seen in _________, and affects the 5th metatarsal.
Boxers
An osteogenic sarcoma generally occurs at the ___________ of a long bone.
End
What vertebra does the Hangman's fracture typically occur at?
C2
What does bracing, physical therapy, and restricted activity treat?
Scoliosis
What is the most commonly dislocated joint?
Shoulder
Which type of fracture is associated with a skin would?
Open (compound)
This highly malignant tumor in the marrow of long bones is very rare in individuals over the age of 30.
Ewing's Sarcoma
What commonly happens at these vertebral sites?
L4-5
L5-S1
C5-C6
C6-C7
T9-T12
Herniation of Intervertebral discs (herniated disc)
What are the two common treatment options for malignant bone tumors?
Radiation therapy and chemotherapy
What is essential for bone surveys done on children when battered-child syndrome is suspected?
Markers
What shape is associated with the appearance of a butterfly fracture?
Triangle
Chondrosarcoma typically develops after what age?
Age 40
When a disc in your spine is completely compressed or crushed, spreading fragments, that is what type of fracture?
Burst fracture
What is the aggressive treatment for a disc herniation?
Surgical removal of the disc.
What are the three most common sites for stress fractures?
Tibia, fibula, and navicular.
What fracture occurs almost exclusively in infants and children?
Greenstick fracture
Multiple Myeloma is a widespread malignancy of what kind of cells?
Plasma cells
_________________ is the forward diplacement of one vertebra on another. It causes chronic back pain and is caused by spondylolysis. (Extra 100 points if you pronounce it correctly!)
Spondylolisthesis (spaan·duh·low·luhs·thee·suhs)
A complete laminectomy is the surgical treatment for spondylolysis/spondylolisthesis when ____________ displacement occurs.
Forward displacement.
What is the name of the extra bone on the proximal end of the 5th metatarsal that only 0.1-1% of people have?
Os vesalianum
A torus (buckle) fracture is when there is a bucking of the __________ on one or both sides of a bone.
Cortex
Name one of the three most common types of cancer that bone metastases originate from?
Breast, prostate, lung
Name two of the most common types of scoliosis.
Idiopathic, neuromuscular, degenerative, congenital
What are the four stages of fracture healing?
Inflammatory, proliferative, bone callus, and remodeling.
What is the difference between a bimalleolar and trimalleolar fracture?
Both involve a fracture of the malleoli on the tibia and fibula, but a trimalleolar fracture also involves a fracture of the posterior lip of the tibia.