Terminology

Re: Terminology

Vonniegee — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:46:13 GMT

Thanks everyone! :)

Re: Terminology

A Little TLC — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:48:05 GMT

What Nick said, lol!

Re: Terminology

Phrin Vernon RVN — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:37:46 GMT

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I would say that multiple fractures implies more than one bone is fractured within the whole skeleton ie both femurs and pelvis would be classed as multiple fractures.

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Thats what I would think too

Re: Terminology

Nick Shackleton — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:20:39 GMT

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I would say that multiple fractures implies more than one bone is fractured within the whole skeleton ie both femurs and pelvis would be classed as multiple fractures.

This is what I was taught for fracture classification:

Transverse: straight across bone usually the diaphysis
Comminuted: more than one fracture line within the bone resulting in several fragements
Compound/Open: where the bone fragments penetrate the skin
greenstick: only one edge of compact bone is broken, much like trying to break a greenstick off a tree. Normally seen in young patients
Spiral: The fracture line spirals up the bone.
Over-riding: this is usually seen with a transverse fracture and the edges over-ride each other.

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forgot oblique fractures too

Re: Terminology

Nick Shackleton — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:21:39 GMT

I would say that multiple fractures implies more than one bone is fractured within the whole skeleton ie both femurs and pelvis would be classed as multiple fractures.

This is what I was taught for fracture classification:

Transverse: straight across bone usually the diaphysis
Comminuted: more than one fracture line within the bone resulting in several fragements
Compound/Open: where the bone fragments penetrate the skin
greenstick: only one edge of compact bone is broken, much like trying to break a greenstick off a tree. Normally seen in young patients
Spiral: The fracture line spirals up the bone.
Over-riding: this is usually seen with a transverse fracture and the edges over-ride each other.

Re: Terminology

zara — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:39:04 GMT

There are two types of multiple fractures and these are: comminuted and segmental. Essentially, comminuted fractures are those wherein the fractures are located quite close to each other, whereas the segmental fractures would happen when they are located further apart from each other.