Orthopaedics · Skeletal System · Easy
Torus
Meaning: Buckle fracture with outward bulging of the cortex from axial compression, usually in a child.
In practice: The distal radial metaphysis after a fall on an outstretched hand is the classic site.
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Which word means: A forceful tearing away of a body part, including a bone fragment by a tendon.
Answer: Avulsion
Which word means: Deviation of the long axis of one fracture fragment relative to the other.
Answer: Angulation
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