Orthopaedic Technologist Certified Fracture Classification and Management Flashcards

A fracture occurring through bone that has been weakened by a pre-existing condition such as cancer or osteoporosis is classified as which type?

Answer: Pathologic fracture

A pathologic fracture occurs through diseased or structurally weakened bone and can result from minimal or no trauma.

Which fracture type involves a fragment of bone being pulled away at a tendon or ligament attachment site?

Answer: Avulsion

An avulsion fracture occurs when a forceful muscle contraction or ligament stress pulls a bone fragment away from its attachment point.

The Neer classification system is used to categorize fractures of which bone?

Answer: Proximal humerus

The Neer classification categorizes proximal humerus fractures into two-, three-, or four-part patterns based on displacement of the major bony segments.

Which fracture results from repetitive microtrauma and is commonly seen in distance runners and military recruits?

Answer: Stress

Stress fractures result from cumulative repetitive loading that exceeds the bone's ability to remodel, commonly occurring in the metatarsals, tibia, and femoral neck.

In a Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture, the fracture line passes through which structures?

Answer: The physis and metaphysis

Salter-Harris Type II is the most common physeal fracture, with the fracture line extending through the growth plate (physis) and into the metaphysis.

A boxer's fracture most commonly involves a fracture through the neck of which metacarpal?

Answer: Fifth

A boxer's fracture typically involves the neck of the fifth (small finger) metacarpal, usually resulting from an axial load delivered by a closed-fist punch.