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Patho Ch. 37
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Undergraduate 4
05/11/2012

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Fracture
Definition
break in continuity of bone
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Complete fracture
Definition
bone is broken all the way through
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Incomplete fracture
Definition
bone is damaged but still in one piece
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Compund fracture
Definition
skin is broken
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Simple (closed) fracture
Definition
skin isn't broken
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Comminuted fracture
Definition
bone breaks into 2 or more fragments
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Linear fracture
Definition
fracture runs parallel to long axis of bone
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Oblique fracture
Definition
fracture occurs at 45 degrees angle to shaft
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Spiral fracture
Definition
fracutre that circles the bone
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Transverse fracture
Definition
fracture occurs straight across bone
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Greenstick fracture
Definition
perforates one cortex and splinters spongy bone
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Torus fracture
Definition
cortex buckles but doesn't break
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Bowing fracture
Definition
occur when longitudinal force is applied
bone bends under force
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Stress fracture
Definition
occurs in bone subjected to repeated stress (athletes)
fatigue and insufficiency
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Fatigue fracture
Definition
abnormal stress applied to bone with normal ability to deform and recover
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Insufficiency fracture
Definition
stress fractures occuring in bones lacking normal ability to deform and recover
Ex: rheumatoid arthritis, Paget disease, osteomalacia
Term
Transchondral (osteochondritis dissecans)
Definition
fragmentation and separation of articular cartilage that covers ends of bones at joint
Term
Dislocation
Definition
displacement of a bone from a joint
most common: finger, thumb, shoulder
less common: mandible, elbow, knee, hip
Term
Symptoms of dislocation
Definition
loss of motion, temporary paralysis of involved joint, pain and swelling, sometimes shock
Term
Subluxation
Definition
incomplete or partial dislocation
contact between two bone surfaces is only partially lost
Term
Strain
Definition
tear in tendon
most frequently injured are tendons of hands, feet, knee, upper arm, thigh, ankle, and heel
Term
Sprain
Definition
tear in a ligament
most common at wrist, ankle elbow and knee joints
Term
Avulsion
Definition
complete subluxation of tendon or ligament from its bony attachment site
Term
Strain, Sprain, Avulsion Symptoms
Definition
pain, soft tissue swelling, changes in tendon or ligament contour, dislocation/subluxation of bones, inability to perform some movements
Term
Muscle strains
Definition
local muscle damage usually seen after traumatic or sports injuries
Term
What's the complication of muscle strains?
Definition
myositis ossificans (scar tissue calcification and then ossification)
Term
Myoglobinuria (rhabdomyolysis)
Definition
release of myoglobin after muscle damage
crush syndrome and compartment syndrome are forms
Term
Osteoporosis
Definition
increased porosity of bones
makes bone abnormally fragile
Term
Osteomalacia
Definition
softening or decalcification of bone in adults
Term
Page disease (osteitis deformans)
Definition
overproduction of bone, particularily of skull. vertebrae, and pelvis
Term
Osteomyelitis
Definition
inflammation of bone, localized or generalized, due to pyogenic infection
may result in bone destruction, stiffening of joints if infection spreadsto joints, and in extreme cases, in the shortening of a limb if growth center is destroyed
Term
Exogenous osteomyelitis
Definition
infection that enters from outside the body
spreads from soft tissue into bone
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Hematogenous osteomyelitis
Definition
caused by pathogens carried in blood from sites of infection within the body
spreads from bone outward to adjacent soft tissues
Term
Signs and Symptoms of osteomyelitis
Definition
leukocytosis, tenderness, swelling, and redness of the skin over the bone involved, and bacteremia
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