Quizlet Chapter 6- Types of Fractures

Open Reduction Treatment

Having surgery to realign the bone . Devices such as screws, pins, wires, and nails may be used internally to align the bone. These devices are known as Internal Fixation Devices.

Hairline Fracture

Known also as a stress fracture. This is usually due to overuse of the affected area. It is a minor fracture in which the bone continues to be in perfect alignment.

Open Fracture

Known as a Compound fracture. There is a break in a bone, as well as an open wound in the skin.

Closed Fracture

Known as a Simple fracture. There is a break in a bone but no open wound in the skin.

Incomplete Fracture

Known as a greenstick fracture. It is a break in one side of the bone and the other side is just bent. Hint: The break is incomplete, with one side breaking and the other side bending considerably but not breaking.

Colles' Fracture

Occurs at the lower end of the radius, within 1-inch of connecting with the wrist bones.

Pathological Fracture

Occurs when a bone, which is weakened by a preexisting disease, breaks in response to a force that would not normally cause a bone to break.

Impacted Fracture

Occurs when a direct force causes the bone to break, forcing the broken end of the smaller bone into the broken end of the larger bone.

Comminuted Fracture

Occurs when the force is so great that is splinters or crushes a segment of the bone.

Closed Reduction Treatment

This treatment of a fracture consists of aligning the bone fragments through manual manipulation or traction without making an incision (cut) into the skin.

Compression Fracture

Caused by bone surfaces being forced against each other, as in the compression of one vertebra against another.

Complete Fracture

A break that extends through the entire thickness of the bone.