ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGIST 2026 EXAM
PREPARATION PACK KEY FRACTURE
MANAGEMENT AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS
WITH EXPLANATIONS
◉ Physis. Answer: cartilaginous area between the epiphysis and
metaphysis responsible for longitudinal growth of bones.
◉ Diaphysis. Answer: shaft of long bone (compact bone)
◉ Epiphysis. Answer: End of a long bone. After growth stops, it
becomes part of the metaphysis
◉ What is the physis also Known as?. Answer: Growth Plate
◉ metaphysis. Answer: growth zone between the epiphysis and the
diaphysis during development of a long bone. Composed of primary
and secondary spongiosa.
◉ Primary spongiosa. Answer: The region of the ossification center
containing calcified cartilage, woven bone and lamellar bone
,◉ Secondary spongiosa. Answer: Part of the ossification center
consisting of spicules of lamellar bone
◉ Bursae. Answer: fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of
one part of a joint over another. They relieve pressure between two
moving parts.
◉ Fascia. Answer: Sheets of dense connective tissue that envelop
muscular components and hold Muscles, blood vessels and nerves
into bundles
◉ Synovium. Answer: Connective membrane that lines joints and
produces and absorbs synovial fluid. This lubricates and feeds
cartilage surfaces
◉ Periosteum. Answer: A firm 2 layered fibrous membrane covering
the surface of bones. The outer layer contains blood vessels while
the inner layer contains connective tissue cells and elastic fibers.
Important for bone growth and repair
◉ Colles fracture. Answer: fracture of the distal radius at the wrist
where the fragment is tilted dorsally
◉ Smith fracture (reverse Colles). Answer: Fracture of the distal
radial head
, fragment displaced anterior
fall backward on outstretched arm
◉ Buckle Fracture. Answer: An incomplete fracture in children in
which one side of the bone buckles out upon itself without
disrupting the other side.
◉ Boxer's fracture. Answer: Fracture of the fifth metacarpal (most
common Hand Fracture) The fracture is at the base of the distal
metaphysis
◉ stress fracture. Answer: a slight bone break caused by repetitive
low-impact forces, such as running, rather than single forceful
impact
◉ impacted fracture. Answer: fracture in which bone fragments are
pushed into each other
◉ Butterfly fracture. Answer: Usually occurs after high-energy force,
causing a comminuted fracture resembling a V Shape/Butterfly
◉ transverse fracture. Answer: complete fracture that is straight
across the bone at right angles to the long axis of the bone
PREPARATION PACK KEY FRACTURE
MANAGEMENT AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS
WITH EXPLANATIONS
◉ Physis. Answer: cartilaginous area between the epiphysis and
metaphysis responsible for longitudinal growth of bones.
◉ Diaphysis. Answer: shaft of long bone (compact bone)
◉ Epiphysis. Answer: End of a long bone. After growth stops, it
becomes part of the metaphysis
◉ What is the physis also Known as?. Answer: Growth Plate
◉ metaphysis. Answer: growth zone between the epiphysis and the
diaphysis during development of a long bone. Composed of primary
and secondary spongiosa.
◉ Primary spongiosa. Answer: The region of the ossification center
containing calcified cartilage, woven bone and lamellar bone
,◉ Secondary spongiosa. Answer: Part of the ossification center
consisting of spicules of lamellar bone
◉ Bursae. Answer: fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of
one part of a joint over another. They relieve pressure between two
moving parts.
◉ Fascia. Answer: Sheets of dense connective tissue that envelop
muscular components and hold Muscles, blood vessels and nerves
into bundles
◉ Synovium. Answer: Connective membrane that lines joints and
produces and absorbs synovial fluid. This lubricates and feeds
cartilage surfaces
◉ Periosteum. Answer: A firm 2 layered fibrous membrane covering
the surface of bones. The outer layer contains blood vessels while
the inner layer contains connective tissue cells and elastic fibers.
Important for bone growth and repair
◉ Colles fracture. Answer: fracture of the distal radius at the wrist
where the fragment is tilted dorsally
◉ Smith fracture (reverse Colles). Answer: Fracture of the distal
radial head
, fragment displaced anterior
fall backward on outstretched arm
◉ Buckle Fracture. Answer: An incomplete fracture in children in
which one side of the bone buckles out upon itself without
disrupting the other side.
◉ Boxer's fracture. Answer: Fracture of the fifth metacarpal (most
common Hand Fracture) The fracture is at the base of the distal
metaphysis
◉ stress fracture. Answer: a slight bone break caused by repetitive
low-impact forces, such as running, rather than single forceful
impact
◉ impacted fracture. Answer: fracture in which bone fragments are
pushed into each other
◉ Butterfly fracture. Answer: Usually occurs after high-energy force,
causing a comminuted fracture resembling a V Shape/Butterfly
◉ transverse fracture. Answer: complete fracture that is straight
across the bone at right angles to the long axis of the bone
