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Musculoskeletal
Week 5
15
Pathology
Undergraduate 3
07/21/2014

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Term

Comminuted fracture

 

Definition
Mutiple bone fragements
Term
Linear
Definition
Long axis of bone
Term
Oblique
Definition
At an angle
Term
Spiral
Definition
Encircling the bone
Term
Transverse
Definition
Perpendicular to the long axis
Term
Impact
Definition
Bone fragments pushed into eachother
Term
Pathologic
Definition
Bone weakness due to underlying disease
Term
Avulsion
Definition
Complete separation of the tendon or ligament from its boney attachment site
Term
Compression fracture
Definition
Part of bone wedged or squeezed
Term
Greenstick fracture
Definition
Break in cortex of bone (children and elderly)
Term
Torus fracture
Definition
Buckling of cortex
Term
Stress fracture
Definition
Microfracture
Term
Transchondral fracture
Definition
Separation of cartilaginous joint surface
Term
Subluxation
Definition
Partial dislocation
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