Bone Breaks and Repair

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Across
  1. 6. The skin may be pierced by the bone or by a blow that breaks the skin at the time of the fracture. The bone may or may not be visible in the wound.
  2. 8. produces collagen, helps with bone repair
  3. 11. bone cells that secrete acid and enzymes to break down matrix, responsible for remodeling
  4. 13. a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D.
  5. 15. horizontal fracture
  6. 16. hard shell around the broken bone that lasts 3-4 months before the final stage of bone healing
Down
  1. 1. a fracture when the bone fractures in three or more places
  2. 2. falling, car accident, physical hit during sports
  3. 3. the clot that forms around a broken bone from blood leaking out of bone blood vessels.
  4. 4. produce new bone through a process of ossification, responsible for remodeling
  5. 5. a fracture when torque (a rotating force) is applied along the axis of a bone.
  6. 7. produce fibrocartilage, helps with bone repair
  7. 9. Helps reposition the bone and keep it in the correct place
  8. 10. a small fracture that occurs in children as a result of a bending force
  9. 12. a fracture when a small piece of bone pulls away at the attachment point of muscle or tendon
  10. 14. a fracture with an angled pattern