16 Questions
What are the clinical signs of a fracture?
Swelling, bruising, pain, limb deformity
Which type of fracture is associated with reduced bone resistance due to tumors?
Pathological fractures
What is the most common type of traumatic fracture?
High energy
Which type of fracture is associated with osteoporosis and occurs without trauma?
Fragility fractures
In what type of fracture does the force occur far from where the force has been applied?
Traction / Avulsion Fracture
Which type of fracture is usually related to high energy trauma such as road traffic accidents?
Combined mechanism fracture
In which type of fracture does the fracture line usually appear transversal?
Traction Fracture
Which type of fracture involves a bone break that is total?
Complete fracture
What type of fracture involves minimal deformation and a stable pattern?
Valgus impacted fracture
Which type of fracture involves no direct communication between the bone and outer space?
Closed fracture
What is the classification for fractures with direct communication between the bone and outer space?
Open fractures
Which type of fracture involves growth plates involvement and non-reversible outcomes?
Physeal fractures
What type of fracture involves cortex interruption on the convex side and no lesion on the concave side?
Green-stick fracture
In pediatric fractures, which type involves growth plates involvement and potentially on-growing, reversible outcomes?
Physeal fractures
What is the standard imaging for diagnosing physeal fractures?
X-rays
In the treatment of fractures, which method is less invasive and for stable fractures?
Conservative treatment
Study Notes
Clinical Signs of Fractures
- Clinical signs of a fracture include pain, swelling, deformity, and inability to move the affected area.
Types of Fractures
- Pathological fracture: associated with reduced bone resistance due to tumors.
- Insufficiency fracture: associated with osteoporosis and occurs without trauma.
- Indirect fracture: the force occurs far from where it was applied.
Traumatic Fractures
- Comminuted fracture: the most common type of traumatic fracture.
- High-energy fracture: usually related to high-energy trauma such as road traffic accidents.
Fracture Patterns
- Transverse fracture: the fracture line appears transversal.
- Complete fracture: the fracture line involves a total break in the bone.
Fracture Classification
- Stable fracture: involves minimal deformation and a stable pattern.
- Closed fracture: no direct communication between the bone and outer space.
- Open fracture: direct communication between the bone and outer space.
Pediatric Fractures
- Physeal fracture: involves growth plates involvement and potentially non-reversible outcomes.
- Salter-Harris fracture: involves growth plates involvement and potentially on-growing, reversible outcomes.
Diagnosis and Treatment
- Standard imaging for diagnosing physeal fractures: radiography (x-ray).
- Less invasive treatment method for stable fractures: closed reduction.
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