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fractures
fractures
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Undergraduate 2
12/06/2012

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Term
closed fracture
Definition
fracture in which there is no open skin to the wound.
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colles fracture
Definition
wrist fracture
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commenuted fracture
Definition
a fracture with shattered bones
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compound fracture
Definition
skin has been broken through to the fracture wound
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compression fracture
Definition
fracture involving loss of weight of verticle body, like osteoporosis.
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greenstick fracture
Definition
fracture where the bone is not broken completely.
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oblique fracture
Definition
fracture in which the bone is broken at an angle
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pathologic fracture
Definition
fracture caused by disease or weak bones
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spiral fracture
Definition
spirals around the shaft of a bone
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stress fracture
Definition
caused by repetitive low impact forces
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transverse fracture
Definition
complete fracture straight across the bone at right angles
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