3.3.6 Pathopharmacology of the Bones

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Subcapital fracture is used to describe:

Fracture in the proximal end of the femur

The cause of this spinal deformity is pregnancy and obesity.

Lordosis

A compound fracture is a complicated injury because of the bone breaking the skin, increasing the risk of infection.

True

This disease causes sponge-like holes to occur in bones.

osteoporosis

The difference between a closed and open reduction is that a closed reduction does not require surgery, while an open reduction requires surgical intervention.

true


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