1. BONE FRACTURES!
By Chris Oswalt
Medical Terminology
Summer 2012

2. Bone Fracture-
fractures occur
when there is a
break in the
continuity of the
bone

3. Types of Bone Fractures
Spiral
Compound
Impacted

4. Spiral fractures
are caused when
the bone is twisted
causing the break
to move down the
bone in a spiral
fashion. This type
of fracture usually
takes longer to
heal than most.

5. COMPOUND FRACTURE

6. CAUSES FOR COMPOUND
FRACTURES
Also known as open fractures, compound
fractures result when enough force is exerted on
the bone to cause it to not only break but to also
break through the skin. Most commonly caused
by falls or car accidents but can result from any
assortment of injuries.

7. IMPACTED FRACTURE

8. IMPACTED FRACTURE
CAUSES:
IMPACTED FRACTURES OCCUR WHEN ENOUGH FORCE IS
EXERTED ON THE BONE IN A CERTAIN ANGLE OR
DIRECTION THAT CAUSES IT TO BREAK INTO ITSELF. THIS
CAN NOT ONLY BE EXTREMELY PAINFUL BUT VERY
DANGEROUS AS WELL DUE TO THE BONE PARTICLES THAT
BREAK APART INTO THE EXTRACELLULAR SPACE WITHIN
THE BODY. WHEN THIS OCCURS HEALING OF THE
EFFECTED LIMB IS SEVERELY PROLONGED.

9. THE MOST COMMON TREATMENT
FOR A FRACTURE IS CASTING, THIS
WILL ALLOW THE BONE TO HEAL
ONCE BEING REPOSITIONED AND
WILL IN TIME FUNCTION
NORMALLY. DEPENDING ON THE
SEVERITY OF THE FRACTURE
SURGERY MIGHT BE REQUIRED IN
WHICH PINS OR PLATES WOULD BE
USED TO HOLD THE BONE
TOGETHER TO AID IN THE HEALING
PROCESS.

10. THE END