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Bone Fracture Types for Healthcare Professionals
Learn to define common medical terms related to fractures.
Maestro
Updated Oct 05, 2024
What you'll learn
- Define common medical terms related to fractures
- Characterize fractures according to the mechanism of injury and the resulting fracture patterns
- Relate patient demographics to fracture types
- Describe the basic concepts of fracture stabilization and healing
- Recognize common pathologies associated with fractures
- Recall common terms that describe fractures
Course Description
Bone fractures might occur most commonmly in childeren and older adults, but anyone is at risk of experiencing one. And in fact, about two in 100 Americans will fracture a bone each year.
In this 35-minute course, you'll learn about bone structure and function as well as the various types and classifications of bone fractures, their causes, and methods of treatment. The course culminates in a 10-question assessment.
