NURS 5350 Musculoskeletal Exam Questions And Answers

NURS 5350 Musculoskeletal Exam
Questions And Answers

complete fracture

Bone is broken all the way through.



incomplete fracture

Bone is damaged but still in one piece.

• Closed or simple (complete or incomplete): Skin is intact.

• Open or compound (complete or incomplete): Skin is broken.



comminuted fracture

bone breaks into more than two fragments



linear fracture

the fracture is parallel to the long axis of the bone



oblique fracture

Fracture of the shaft of the bone is slanted.



spiral fracture

encircles the bone



transverse fracture

occurs straight across the bone

, greenstick fracture

Perforates one cortex and

splinters the spongy bone.



Torus fracture

cortex buckles but does not break



bowing fracture

Longitudinal force applied to a bone



pathological fatigue

Break occurs at the site of a preexisting abnormality



stress fracture

• Fatigue and insufficiency

• Transchondral



fragility fracture

sequalae of osteoporosis



Fatigue fracture

Abnormal stress or torque applied to bones that have the normal ability to deform and
recover (joggers, dancers)



insufficiency fracture

fragility fractures of osteoporosis and osteomalacia