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-direct/indirect forces on bone
-pathologic
-stress/fatigue |
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| Parts to classifying a Fx: |
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-compound or simple
-bone affected
-location on the bone
-type of Fx |
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compound = open skin
simple = unbroken skin |
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| Another term for compact bone? |
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one or more fine cracks penetrate the bone; periosteal covering is usually intact
-caused by pressure/impact |
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one side of the bone is broken, the other is bent
-primarily in young animals |
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| occurs at right angles to the axis of the bone |
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line of the Fx is diagonal to long axis
-spiral is a type of oblique where Fx line is a curve |
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splintered or fragmented into 3 or more pieces
-generally the same site on a bone and the Fxs are related |
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broken into 3 or more pieces but Fx lines do not meet at common point
-Fxs can be at different site on the bone |
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fragment of bone which is the insertion site for tendon/ligament/muscle is detached as a result of a forceful pull
-typically knee/elbow |
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occurs at physis of young/growing animals
-aka Salter-Harris Fx |
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| another name for physeal Fx |
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| replacement of fracture fragments in normal anatomic position |
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| aka external fixation; done without Sx and involves traction and manipulation of bones involved |
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| Examples of closed reduction: |
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| cast, sling, Kirschner Ehmer (KE) apparatus |
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| involves Sx to expose fracture site |
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| How can immobilization be achieved? |
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-splints
-casts
-KE apparatus
-IM pins
-cerclage wires
-bone screws and compression plates |
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| What type of reduction is particularly good for comminuted fractures? |
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| On rads, widening of the cortex, thickening of the periosteum in dogs may indicate what? |
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| What type of IM pin should be used in cancellous bone? |
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| threaded because it will grip better in spongy bone |
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| Disadvantage of threaded IM pins? |
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| How to sterilize bolt cutters after cutting off an IM pin? |
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