Musculoskeletal Medicine – The Basics

Module III – Common Ambulatory Fractures

PreTest on the Handout – The Language of Fractures

Wm. MacMillan Rodney, M.D. (5/12/97)

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1. The Salter Classification System is a method classifying geriatric fractures. T F

2. A comminuted fracture is a fracture in which the bone fragments are not distracted. T F

3. Descriptive terms form the basis of fracture management and prognosis. T F

4. Compound fractures are fractures where the bone has been broken into more than two

pieces. T F

5. Torus fractures frequently present as either transverse or oblique fractures of the bone

shaft. T F

6. In terms of fracture complexity/severity, Salter V is worse than Salter I fracture. T F

7. Nondiplaced, nonangulated fractures presenting with a normal meurovascular exam

may require operative management in as many as 20-30 % of cases. T F

In the languages of fracture diagnosis, list common descriptive opposites (fill in the blank):

Example: angulated vs. nonangulated

8. vs. nondisplaced.

9. Compound vs.

10. Open vs. .

11. Only two fragments vs. descriptive term for more than two fragments .

12. Transverse fractures are equally or slightly less stable than spiral fractures. T F

13. “The incorrect use of language not only is a fault unto itself, it also corrupts the soul.”

-Socrates T F

14. All of the knowledge begins with good definitions. T F

15. Recently published decision analysis studies on the indications for ordering or not

ordering x-rays in cases of suspended ankle fracture have agreed that a “significant”

fracture would be defined as a fracture fragment greater than:

a) 1 mm c) 3 mm e) 5 mm

b) 2 mm d) 4mm