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Bone Fracture Types

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What is yellow bone marrow? Stores energy as fat (last fat used during starvation) yellow bc of fat content
What can happen to yellow bone marrow in cases of sever blood loss? The body can convert yellow back to red
IO Intraosseous fluid administration
What is and why do we use IO? injecting directly into bone marrow Used when intravenous access is not feasible (patient too small or vessels collapsed) Patient should be anaesthetized
What is a fracture? The breakage of a bone
What are the two major categories of fractures? 1) simple – contained within skin and soft tissues 2) compound – one that is open to the environment through a wound
Why is a compound more dangerous? It is open to the environment so there is a very high risk of infection
Fissured fracture Incomplete break Parallel with the bone
Greenstick fracture Incomplete break Created by bending force
Transverse fracture Complete break Perpendicular with the bone
Comminuted fracture Complete break Many bone fragments
Oblique fracture Complete break at an angle
What are the 4 steps of fracture repair? 1) Hematoma formation 2) Fibrocartilaginous callus formation 3) Bony callus formation 4) Bone remodeling
Definition of joints: An articulation between bones or between bones and cartilage and is held in place by ligaments which may or may not allow motion between them.
How can joints be classified by? A) degree of movement or B) tissue structure of joint (fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial)
What are synovial joints? Synovial are free moving joints (like hips, knees, etc...) and are the most numerous joint in the body
Flexion bending at a joint (elbow
Extension straightening or unbending
Abduction movement draws body part away from the midline
Adduction movement draws body toward the midline
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