Fractures

Musculoskeletal system

BIO120: Medical TerminologyBIO120: Medical Terminology PROF: Rashidah AbdullahPROF: Rashidah Abdullah

22 September 200922 September 2009 JUANJUAN

Skeleton supports and protects the body, form blood cell, and stores minerals. Muscle produce movement.

Structures

.-bones

.-joints

.-muscles

Pathology.- some types: Fractures. (FX or Fx)

A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone. While many fractures are the result of high force impact or stress, bone fracture can also occur as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, certain types of cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then termed pathological fracture. In orthopedic medicine, fractures are classified in various ways. Other considerations in fracture care are displacement (fracture gap) and angulation. If angulation or displacement is large, reduction (manipulation) of the bone may be required and, in adults, frequently requires surgical care. These injuries may take longer to heal than injuries without displacement or angulation. Another type of bone fracture

Open vs. ClosedThere are two kinds of bone fractures – open and closed. When the bone is exposed through the skin, it’s an open fracture. Closed fractures occur when the broken bone does not penetrate the skin to be exposed. Within these categories, there are differences in how the bones can break.

Complete or IncompleteAnother category to apply to a bone fracture is whether the fracture is complete or incomplete. As the names suggest, complete fractures are when the bones separate completely, while the incomplete fracture means that fragments of the bone are still joined.

Open fracture.

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Further Categories

Transverse: This type of fracture occurs when the bone breaks clean across. The break is straight across and through, leaving the bone in two pieces.

Oblique: The oblique fracture occurs when the fracture is a result of a diagonal break completely across the bone.

Greenstick: The greenstick fracture occurs when a broken bone isn’t quite separated.

Compression: A compression fracture happens when the bone is crushed and flattened.

Hairline: A thin crack or break in the bone is a hairline fracture, generally associated with stress fractures.

Spiral: A spiral fracture happens when the break twists around the bone. These are more common in injuries where the bone was twisted under pressure.

Compacted: Compacted fractures are identified when the fragments of bone are driven into each other.

Phatologic. Fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone. Stress. A slight fracture caused by repetitive low-impact

forces.

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sourcesource

Detailed fracture. www.righthealth.com

http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Bone_fractures/overview/wiki_detailed?modp=Bone_fracture Types of fractures. www.life123.com

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