Med Surg 120 (exam 2) Fractures Questions and Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) ||Already Graded A+||Newest Version

Med Surg 120 (exam 2) Fractures Questions and
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
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Quiz: Fracture

Ans: A break in a bone



Quiz: How are fractures classified

Ans: by the extent of the break



Quiz: What are the classifications of a fracture?

Ans: Complete

incomplete



Quiz: Complete fracture

Ans: the break is across the entire width of the bone in such a way that the bone is
divided into 2 distinct sections



Quiz: Incomplete fracture

Ans: the fracture does not divide the bone into 2 portions bc the break is only part of the
bone



Quiz: How are fractures described?

Ans: by the extent of associated soft-tissue damage



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, Quiz: Compound fracture

Ans: open

skin surface over the bone is disrupted

you can see the bone



Quiz: simple fracture

Ans: Closed

does not extend through the skin and therefore has no visible wound



Quiz: In addition to fractures being identified by their type, what else are fractures
defined as?

Ans: by their cause



Quiz: Pathologic (spontaneous) fracture

Ans: occurs after minimal trauma to a bone that has been weakened by disease. Example
osteoporosis



Quiz: stress fracture

Ans: results from excessive strain and stress on a bone. Common in athletes



Quiz: Compression fracture

Ans: produced by a loading force applied to the long axis of bone of vertebrae



Quiz: Traction
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