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Musculoskeletal Identifying Fractures Exam 1
Identifying Fractures
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Anatomy
Graduate
10/16/2011

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Term
fracture of the first metacarpal is called __ __. This must be surgically repaired.
Definition
Bennet's fracture
Term
The __ ligament gives support to the medial aspect of the foot. If this tears, the __ is not being held down to the __ anymore. This would be intra-articular.
Definition
- deltoid ligament
- tibia is not being held down to the talus
Term
Skeletally mature, lateral supperior patella may be chipped but could be just bipartate patella which is not a fracture, so hard to know if fracture or normal, so look at other knee and pt had it, so it was normal.

If this was broken, it would be called an avulsion.
Definition
Term
A Jones fracture is a fracture of the __ __. These usually require surgery.
Definition
5th metatarsal
Term
SCAPHOID FRACTURE
IF ITS PROXIMAL HAVE TO DO SURGERY. IF ITS DISTAL 50 50 CHANCE OF HEALING WITH CAST.
Definition
Term
humerus fractures are hard to cast, do a __ __ __ instead.
Definition
humerus fracture splint
Term
Fracture of the 5th metacarpal is known as __ __. Fracture of the proximal 1st metacarpal is __ __.
Definition
- 5th-Boxer's fracture
- proximal 1st - Bennet's fracture
Term
Boxer's fracture tmt:
Definition
- maneuver to realign> cast> heal
- internal fixation with pinning
Term
Displacement is described by location of the __ piece in relation to the __ piece.
Definition
- distal
- proximal
Term
YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER SEE A POSTERIOR FAT PAD SIGN. SOME PTS WILL HAVE ANTERIOR ONLY AND ITS NORMAL FOR THEM SO NOT SURE OR NOT IF ITS FRACTURE. WHEN YOU SEE BOTH ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR, YOU KNOW THE PATIENT FRACTURED THEIR ELBOW. SO IF A POSTEIOR SIGN IS PRESENT> FRACTURE NO MATTER WHAT.
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