NUR 330 Final 3

NUR 330 Final 3
1. comminuted fracture
Answer
Crushed, multiple pieces
2. displaced fracture
Answer
bone ends are out of normal alignment
3. Non displaced fracture
Answer
bone ends retain their normal position
4. Greenstick fracture
Answer
Splintered- often affects children
5. Nonunion
Answer
They are not healing correctly- do not come together
6. Oblique
Answer
fracture at an angle to the bone
7. Impacted
Answer
broken bone ends jam into each other
8. Transverse
Answer
Straight across
9. Spiral fracture
Answer
Encircles or "spirals" up the bone
10. Fractured pelvis
Answer
Blood in urine "hematuria"