MSC ORT Trauma Week 5 Questions with Verified Answers 2024/2025

MSC ORT Trauma Week 5 Questions with Verified Answers 2024/2025 What are the 4 most commonly fractured bones? (Trauma Pathology) Answer. Vertebral body, Distal Radius, Proximal Femur (Hip), Tibia/Fibula (Ankle) What are the 3 main causes of falls in the elderly population? (Trauma Pathology) Answer. Chronic health conditions (heart disease), Dementia, Low blood pressure (hypotension) List the long bones in the body. (Trauma Pathology) Answer. Humerus, Radius, Ulna, Femur, Tibia, Fibula How do you describe a fracture? (Trauma Pathology) Answer. Bone location, joint involvement, fracture fragments, displacement, angulation, open vs. closed, other qualities What are the 6 types of fracture fragment descriptions? (Trauma Pathology) Answer. Transverse, linear, oblique non displaced, oblique displaced, spiral, greenstick, comminuted What is a pathologic fracture? (Trauma Pathology) Answer. Something caused from an underlying disease, often time presence of lesion in the bone A fracture caused by torquing the bone is called a __________ fracture. (Trauma Fracture Classification) Answer. Spiral If a bone has a butterfly fracture it can also be called by another name, which means the same thing. It can be described as fitting in a group of fractures which are called __________ fractures collectively. (Trauma Fracture Classification) Answer. Comminuted Describe a Colles fracture. (Trauma Fracture Classification) Answer. Dorsal fracture of the distal radius What are the most common fracture classifications in orthopaedics? (Trauma Fracture Classification) Answer. AO/OTA, Gardener, Schatzker, Neer, Weber, Distal Radius Fx, Tscherne What type of diagnostic imaging can be used to diagnose a fracture? (Trauma Fracture Classification) Answer. X-Ray Describe how to read an x-ray. (Trauma Fracture Classification) Answer. An x-ray examination creates images of your internal organs or bones to help diagnose conditions or injuries. What is compartment syndrome? (Trauma Fracture Classification) Answer. Pressurized fluid in a portion of a limb