MSC ORT Final (Trauma) Questions with verified correct answers

What is the benefit of external fixation? - ANSWER-limb lengthening, tissue preservation, & deformity correcting fragment fractures - ANSWER-transverse, linear, oblique (non displaced), oblique (displaced), spiral, greenstick, comminuted intra-articular vs extra-articular fracture - ANSWER-intra: distal radius fracture - used volar distal radius plate non-displaced v partially displaced v 100% displaced - ANSWER-non displaced: see fracture but didn't move partial: medially displaced partially 100%: ML view of the knee and distal moved posteriorly displaced; what happened to distal part in respect to proximal piece transverse fracture - ANSWER-occurring across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis cause: shear lateral force or direct blow injury linear fracture - ANSWER-runs parallel to the long axis of a bone; aka fissure fracture cause: blunt force trauma where impact energy transferred over a wide area; uncommon oblique fracture - ANSWER-diagonal fracture cause: injury to the bone as the result of a fall, accident, or other trauma; bending mechanism of