Common injuries in Sports

Sprains are injuries to:

• ligaments
• tendons
• bones
• skin

What kind of fracture is shown in the picture?

• Open or compound
• Closed or simple

A __________ occurs when a joint comes apart and stays apart with the bone ends no longer in contact.

• fracture
• sprain
• dislocation
• strain

What is an open fracture?

• A break with two or more fractures of the same bone
• A break of a bone joint
• One in which the two sides of the break do not touch each other
• One in which the sharp edges of the bone cut through the skin

scraping off a layer of skin 

• abrasion 
• avulsion 
• contusion 
• puncture 

Pointed object enters the body 

• puncture 
• incision 
• laceration 
• abrasion 

What is the most common sports injury?

• Strained ankles

• Fractured bones

• Sprained ankles

• Broken bones

Which of the following is the mechanism of a contusion (bruise)?

• tendon injury

• nerve injury

• ligament injury

• blood vessel injury

What type of open wound is this?

• Laceration

• Abrasion

• Puncture

• Avulsion

An injury involving an external or internal break in body tissue, usually involving the skin.

• Closed wound

• Crush injuries

• Incision

• Open wound