Fractures
This type of fracture is caused by disease.
What is: Pathological
What two groups are the bones of the body divided into?
What is the: Axial and Appendicular
_____ are classified according to the degree of movement they allow and by the shape of the articulating surfaces.
What are: Joints
How does a closed reduction fixation differ from an open reduction fixation?
What is: Closed doesn't require an incision, while an open does.
What is the middle shaft of the long bone called?
What is: Diaphysis
Fracture line that is perpendicular to the long axis of the bone.
What is: Transverse
What nerve is decompressed during carpal tunnel surgery?
What is: the median nerve.
_____ joints are composed of articulating bone ends and connective tissues that surround them.
What are: Synovial joints
Acute, emergent condition of compression on neural and vascular structures.
What is: Compartment syndrome
This part of a long bone is very dense and found on the outside and in the shafts.
What is: Cortical
Fracture of immature bone that is soft and less brittle than mature bone. It's an incomplete fracture or the impact results in severe bending and bruising.
What is: Greenstick fracture
In a Dupuytren's contracture, which two fingers are most commonly affected?
These are the type of connections between the long bones of the skull.
What is: Synarthrosis
A Colles' fractures affects which bone?
What is: Distal radius
What type of infection can be caused by a compound fracture?
What is: Osteomyelitis
Fracture with two or more pieces.
What is: Comminuted fracture
An allograft is comprised of what material?
What is: Cadaver bone
Freely moving joints, such as the hip or shoulders.
What is: Diarthrosis
The infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis, and supraspinatus muscles comprise what?
What is the: Rotator cuff
Which structure resembles a shallow socket?
Ex. scapula entering into the shoulder joint.
What is: Glenoid
This type of fracture is when bone fragments are driven into each other or into another bone.
What is: Impacted
What type of bone is the patella?
What is: a Sesamoid bone-irregularly shaped bones occur singly.
What is: Amphiarthrosis (Cartilaginous joint)
What does a SLAP repair stand for?
What type of suture is contraindicated for attaching tendon to bone?
What is: Polyglactin 910 (Vicryl)