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1. Avulsion fracture A portion of a bone becomes fragmented at the site of tendon
attachment due to a traumatic and sudden stretch of the tendon.




2. Open/ A break in a bone that protrudes through the skin.
Compund
fracture




3. Closed fracture A break in the bone where the skin over the site remain intact.

4. Comminute A bone that breaks into fragments at the site of injury.
d fracture




5. Greenstick A break on one side of a bone that does not damage the periosteum on
frac-ture the opposite side. This type of of fracture is often seen in children.




6. Nonunion A break in a bone that has failed to unite and heal after 9-12 months.
frac-ture




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7. Stress fracture A break in a bone due to repeated forces to particular portion of the bone.




8. Spiral fracture A break in a bones shaped like an "S" due to torsion and twisting.




9. Isometric Muscular force is generated w/out change in muscle length. Isometric
exer-cises exercises are often performed against an immovable object. Sub
maximal isometric exer-cises are traditionally used in rehabilitation
programs.

10. Isotonic
exercis-es Muscular contraction is generated with muscle exerting a constant
tension. This can be also thought of as a muscle movement with a
constant load. Isotonic exercises are performed against resistance, often
employing equipment such as handheld weights.



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11. Isokinetic Muscular contraction is generated with a constant maximal speed and
exer-cises variable load. In isokinetic exercise, the reaction force is identical to the
force applied to the equipment. Cyber, Biodex, and Lido are a few of
the companies that make isokinetic machines.




12. ATP-PC - AKA Phosphagen System
-ATP production for short duration (100 m sprint)
-Provides energy tup to 15 seconds
-Anaerobic system


13. Glycolysis - Anaerobic
-Major supplier of ATP for short duration activities (400 or 800 meters)
-Stored glycogen is split into glucose (via glycolysis) and then into
pyretic acid which forms ATP
-Forms lactic acid
-Provides enough energy for 30-40 seconds




14. Aerobic
Metabo-lism



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-Low intensity, long duration exercise
-Yields most ATP
-Uses fatty acids, amino acids, and glucose as energy




15. Anatomical
-Divides body in anterior and posterior
posi-tion
-Motions: Abduction/Adduction
-Axis: sagittal (anterior-post)




16. Fontal
Plane
(Coronal)




17. Sagittal Plane - Divides the body into right and left sections
-Motions: Flexion, extension, hyperextension
-Axis: Frontal (medial-lateral)

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