Fracture Management: Types, Complications, and Interventions

Fracture Management: Types, Complications, and Interventions




True or false: there can be a soft tissue injury at the same time of a fracture
and these are oftentimes more problematic than the fracture itself -
ANSWERtrue



What is the one thing we need to make sure of after a fracture? - ANSWERare
they neurovascularly intact?



What are the two minerals that bone is made of?



a) calcium

b) zinc

c) phosphate

d) a and c

e) all of the above - ANSWERd



Match the following terms:



1. minerals

2. collagen/ground substance



a) provides flexibility/resilience

b) provides strength - ANSWER1 and b, 2 and a

, Stiffness and ultimate load ______ with increased speed of loading.



a) decrease

b) increase - ANSWERb



If bone is stressed into the elastic region, does it go back to its original shape?
- ANSWERyes - the elastic region means that it has the ability to return to its
original shape



If bone is stressed into the plastic region, does it go back to its original shape?
- ANSWERno - the plastic region means that is undergoes a permanent
change



Does cortical or trabecular bone has a higher stiffness? - ANSWERcortical
bone



Can cortical or trabecular bone take more deformation? - ANSWERtrabecular
bone



True or false: as we age, bone stiffness increases - ANSWERfalse - as we age,
our bone stiffness will decrease (we can handle less stress)



True or false: underloading positively impacts bone characteristics -
ANSWERfalse