A Person Has Been Very Slow to Recover from a Fracture

question 4

Multiple Choice

A person has been very slow to recover from a fracture. The doctor has ordered a treatment that will increase the migration of osteoblasts and osteoclasts to the fracture site. What is the treatment?

• A)Open visualisation and debridement.
• B)Closed reduction and manipulation.
• C)Sterile flushing of the fracture.
• D)Electrical bone stimulation.

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Definitions:

Earnings

The net profits of a company after all expenses have been deducted from revenues.

Earnings Reinvested

Profits that are not paid out as dividends but are instead reinvested in the business to fund growth or pay down debt.

Retention Rate

A metric indicating the percentage of earnings not paid out as dividends but retained by the company for reinvestment.

Plowback Ratio

The proportion of the firm’s earnings reinvested in the business (and therefore not paid out as dividends). The plowback ratio equals 1 minus the dividend payout ratio.