Match the Following Fractures with Their Definitions

question 9

Multiple Choice

Match the following fractures with their definitions.
-Comminuted

• A)The bone is crushed and/or shattered into many pieces.
• B)The fractured area of bone collapses on itself.
• C)This break of the distal end of the radius at the epiphysis often occurs when the patient has attempted to break a fall.
• D)The bone is broken and pierces an internal organ.
• E)The bone is broken and the ends are driven into each other.
• F)A minor fracture appears as a thin line on x-ray and may not extend completely through the bone.
• G)The bone is partially bent and partially broken.
• H)The fracture occurs spontaneously due to an underlying disease process.
• I)A fracture of the epiphyseal plate in children
• J)A fracture in which the bone does not break the skin
• K)A fracture in which the bone breaks and pierces the skin

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