BONE FRACTURES

FRACTURES

A fracture is a break in the bone.

Closed/simple, Open/compound

TYPES OF FRACTURES

Closed/simple

fracture that does not break through/penetrate the skin

Open/compound

serious fracture in which broken bone or bones project through the skin

reduction, immobilization

Bone fractures are treated by

Reduction

Realignment of the bone

Comminuted

Bone breaks into many fragments.

Compression

Bone is crushed (i.e., osteoporotic bones)

Depressed

Broken bone portion is pressed inward.

Impacted

Broken bone ends are forced into each other.

Spiral

A ragged break occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone.

Greenstick

Bone breaks incompletely, much in the way a green twig

Dislocated shoulder

Occurs when your upper arm bone (humerus) pops completely out of its socket

Supracondylar Fracture

a break in the upper arm bone (humerus) just above the elbow joint

Radial Head Fracture

Colles’ Fracture

Most common fracture of the distal radius

Result from a fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH). 

Smith’s Fracture

Less common fracture of distal radius

Smith’s Fracture

Distal fragment isdisplaced volarly and proximally (apex dorsal)

Smith’s Fracture

inward fracture

Colles’s Fracture

Outward Fracture

Galeazzi’s Fracture

Radial shaft fracture at junction of middle and distal thirds with disruption of distal radioulnar joint

Pronated wrist

Distal radius and distal ulnar joint (DRU) disrupton

Monteggia’s Fracture

Fracture of ulnar shaft with dislocation of radial

Fall on outstretched, extended, and pronated

Benette’s Fracture

An intra-articular break at the base of the thumb’s first metacarpal bone that causes the joint to dislocate.