Types of fractures
Bones are broken but do not protrude the skin
What is Closed?
movement away from the midbody
What is Abduction?
meaning joint
What is arthr/o?
FX, Fx
What is Fracture?
-al
What is pertaining to?
Bone is broken straight across
What is Transverse?
movement toward the midline of the body
What is Adduction?
meaning movement, motion
What is kinesi/o?
PT
What is Physical Therapist?
-gram
What is A record?
Bones are partially broken; occurs mainly in children
What is Greenstick?
lifting the top of the foot upward toward anterior leg
What is Dorsiflexion?
meaning tendon
what is tendin/o
OT
What is Occupational therapist?
-tomy
What is incision, cut into?
Bones are broken and crushed into pieces
What is Comminuted?
movement that allows the palm of the hand to face backward
What is Pronation?
meaning heart muscle
What is myocardi/o?
BMD
What is bone mineral density?
-physis
What is growth?
Bones are broken at an angle
What is oblique?
turning the bottom of the foot away from the midline
What is Eversion?
meaning skull
What is crani/o?
MRI
What is magnetic resonance imaging?
-sarcoma
What is malignant tumor?