ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIST EXAM
FRACTURES WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Transverse b& bOblique bfractures b- b bcorrect banswer- bTransverse: bright bangle
b(simple bfx) bdirect bblow
Oblique: bangled, blikely bto bdisplace, btwisting bforce
Stress/Butterfly/Avulsion bfractures b- b bcorrect banswer- bStress: bcrack bin bbone
b(March bfx)
Butterfly: bcomminuted bfx- b2 bfragments bon beach bside bof bcentral bfragment
Avulsion: btendon/ligament bpulls baway bpiece bof bbone
Bennett's bFracture b- b bcorrect banswer- bIntra-articular bfx bthat binvolves bdislocation.
bOblique bfx bof bthe bbase bof bmetacarpal bof bthe bthumb. bMust bextend binto bCMC
bjoint. bOften bseen bin bfootball bplayers
Barton's bfracture/Reverse bBarton's b- b bcorrect banswer- bOblique bfx bof bdistal
bradius binvolving bthe bradiocarpal bjoint. bUnstable- breadily bdisplaces. bFOOSH.
Reverse bBarton's: bvolar brim binstead bof bdorsal
Rolando's bFracture b- b bcorrect banswer- bFracture/dislocation bof bbase bof bthumb.
bSame bas bBennett's, bbut bcomminuted. b3 bfragments bin bT bor bY bpattern.
Buckle bFracture b- b bcorrect banswer- b(Torus). bIncomplete bfx. bFOOSH. bBone
bbends boutward bbut bdoes bnot bfully bbreak- bone bside bof bbone bundamaged.
Chauffer's bfracture b- b bcorrect banswer- b(Hutchinson's). bRadial bstyloid bprocess
bpulled baway bfrom bradius bby bligaments
FRACTURES WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Transverse b& bOblique bfractures b- b bcorrect banswer- bTransverse: bright bangle
b(simple bfx) bdirect bblow
Oblique: bangled, blikely bto bdisplace, btwisting bforce
Stress/Butterfly/Avulsion bfractures b- b bcorrect banswer- bStress: bcrack bin bbone
b(March bfx)
Butterfly: bcomminuted bfx- b2 bfragments bon beach bside bof bcentral bfragment
Avulsion: btendon/ligament bpulls baway bpiece bof bbone
Bennett's bFracture b- b bcorrect banswer- bIntra-articular bfx bthat binvolves bdislocation.
bOblique bfx bof bthe bbase bof bmetacarpal bof bthe bthumb. bMust bextend binto bCMC
bjoint. bOften bseen bin bfootball bplayers
Barton's bfracture/Reverse bBarton's b- b bcorrect banswer- bOblique bfx bof bdistal
bradius binvolving bthe bradiocarpal bjoint. bUnstable- breadily bdisplaces. bFOOSH.
Reverse bBarton's: bvolar brim binstead bof bdorsal
Rolando's bFracture b- b bcorrect banswer- bFracture/dislocation bof bbase bof bthumb.
bSame bas bBennett's, bbut bcomminuted. b3 bfragments bin bT bor bY bpattern.
Buckle bFracture b- b bcorrect banswer- b(Torus). bIncomplete bfx. bFOOSH. bBone
bbends boutward bbut bdoes bnot bfully bbreak- bone bside bof bbone bundamaged.
Chauffer's bfracture b- b bcorrect banswer- b(Hutchinson's). bRadial bstyloid bprocess
bpulled baway bfrom bradius bby bligaments
