FX Quiz

The [blank_start]open[blank_end] fracture is a fracture where the bone protrudes through the skin.

The [blank_start]closed[blank_end] fracture is a fracture where the bone does not protrude through the skin.

The [blank_start]simple[blank_end] fracture is a fracture where the bone breaks into two to three pieces and does not break the skin.

The [blank_start]comminuted[blank_end] fracture is a fracture where the bone is broken into many pieces.

A [blank_start]greenstick[blank_end] or incomplete fracture is a fracture where the mid portion of the soft bone in young animals break like a fresh stick.

The [blank_start]transverse[blank_end] fracture is a fracture where the bone is broken at at a right angle to its axis.

A [blank_start]oblique[blank_end] fracture is a fracture where the bone is broken at the slope.

A [blank_start]spiral[blank_end] fracture is when the bone is twisted apart.

A [blank_start]impacted[blank_end] fracture is a fracture when the broken end is wedged into another bone. Also could be called crushed.

This is a [blank_start]epiphyseal[blank_end] fracture which is a fracture where the growth plate is impacted.

This is what kind of fracture?