Term
| complete vs incomplete vs displaced fractures |
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Definition
complete: seperation of bone into 2 or more segments
incomplete: do not seperate bone, only a crack: hairline or greenstick
displaced: complete fracture that has one or more bones have been moved and need replaced |
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Term
transverse
oblique
spiral
comminuted |
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Definition
transverse: right angle to long axis
oblique: acute angle
spiral: severe twisting (sport or child abuse)
comminuted: small bone fragment exist in fracture site |
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Term
| overuse vs pathologic fractures |
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Definition
overuse: abnormal force applied to the bone or abnormal situation of bone
pathological: even normal force can break bone due to something like osteoporosis |
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Term
| what happens what a bone is broken |
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Definition
bleeding occurs in wound/site
a clot begins to form
clot provides amtrix for new osteoblasts
plasmin will then start to break down clot within a week
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Term
| what is reducing the fracture |
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Definition
| bringing the edges of the fracture together before the bone is stablizied to ensure the site is small enough for new osteoblasts to fully form before clot breaks down |
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Term
| closed reduction vs open reduction |
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Definition
closed: bone can be manipulated with no surgery
open: moving bone into place by the way of surgey |
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Term
| what is fiberous non-union |
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Definition
| when too much fiberous tissue forms in the fracture wound site and the osteoblasts are not able to overcome it.. allowing fiberous tissue to form a permanent band in wound site |
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Term
| what is guided tissue regeneration |
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Definition
| surrounding the wound site with semi permiable membrane (plastic or collagen) while healing is going on |
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Term
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Definition
muscles dying because of lack of blood flow
(edema pushing against fascia closing off veins stopping flow) |
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Term
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Definition
| very large amounts of toxin enter the blood stream at once-life threatening |
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Term
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Definition
abnormal muscle movements
tics, spasms, clonic movements, tremors
Parkinsonism, motor disturbance
from drug wthdrawls: tardive kyskinsia
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