1. Comminuted Fracture FRACTURES Spiral Fracture Compound Fracture Sade Buford Professor Abdullah Medical Terminology

2. What Is A Fracture? A Fracture is a broken bone caused by an sudden impact or constant stress. A Fracture is named to describe the damage and location of the bone.

3. COMPOUND FRACTURE A Compound Fracture occurs when a broken bone breaks through the skin. A Compound Fracture can also be referred to as an Open Fracture.

4. COMPOUND FRACTURE

5. SPIRAL FRACTURE Spiral Fracture occurs when the fracture line Spirals along the bone. Commonly caused by twisting injury Usually Slower to heal than other fractures

6. SPIRAL FRACTURE

7. COMMINUTED FRACTURE ComminutedFracture occurs when the bone is Shattered, Splinter or Crushed into Pieces Commonly caused by bullet injury or other extreme force of trauma.

8. COMMINUTED FRACTURE

9. FRACTURE REPAIR FIXATION- A Procedure to Stabilize a Fractured Bone while it Heals. 2 Types of FIXATION. 1. EXTERNAL FIXATION is the use of casts, splints, and pins inserted through the skin 2. INTERNAL FIXATION is the use of pins, plates, rods, screws and wires applied during OPEN REDUCTION

10. FRACTURE REPAIR REDUCTION- The Correction of a fractured bone by Realigning the fragments. 2 Types 1.OPEN REDUCTION is the process of making a surgical incision at the fracture site 2. CLOSED REDUCTION involves the manipulation of realigning the bone without entering the body. TRACTION- Applying Force on a fractured or dislocated limb to restore normal alignment

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