Match the Following Terms Related to Fractures

question 56

Multiple Choice

Match the following terms related to fractures.
-Transverse

• A)Approximately 45° to the long axis of the bone
• B)At a right angle to the long axis of the bone
• C)Compaction of bone resulting in a decreased length or width
• D)Encircles the bone shaft
• E)Fracture exists without angulation or separation
• F)Loss of contact with normal articulation
• G)More than two fragments
• H)Partial loss of joint continuity
• I)Repeated stresses causing a bone response
• J)Small bony fragment pulled from a prominence

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