Bone Fracture & Repair

What type of fracture is this?

• Compound

• Comminuted

• Simple

• Spiral

What type of fracture is this?

• Hairline

• Greenstick

• Comminuted

• Simple

What type of fracture is this?

• Compound

• Hairline

• Simple

• Spiral

What type of fracture is at high risk of infection?

• Compound

• Simple

• Hairline

• Greenstick

What type of fracture is common in children?

• Compound

• Simple

• Hairline

• Greenstick

Which type of fracture is caused by severe twisting of the bone?

• Comminuted

• Spiral

• Open

• Greenstick

Which type of fracture may require the use of an external device to hold piece together?

• Comminuted

• Spiral

• Open

• Closed

The diagram shows a fracture that has pierced through the skin. What type of fracture is this?

• Simple

• Compound

• Impacted

• Greenstick

After a bone fracture, there are a series of four steps that occur to repair the bone.  The first step of the process is called a ...?

• Bony callus
• Fibrocartilaginous callus
• Hematoma
• Remodeling