MSC ORT Trauma Week 5 Questions And Answers With Verified Study Set

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 sam