Across
- 1. incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint
- 3. thoroughly cleaning the wound and removing all hyperkeratotic (thickened skin or callus), infected, and nonviable (necrotic or dead) tissue, foreign debris, and residual material from dressings
- 5. the type of fracture when the bone breaks but there is no puncture or open wound in the skin
- 9. also referred to as an open fracture
- 10. a surgical procedure to restore the function of a joint
- 11. fixation that involves plates, screws, rods
- 12. traction which involves a directional pull on the trunk or on an extremity
Down
- 2. procedure in which a surgeon removes, or sometimes adds, a wedge of bone near a damaged joint
- 4. holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace
- 6. type of fixation used to hold the bones together temporarily when the skin and muscles have been injured
- 7. partial or complete break in the bone
- 8. traction which uses pulleys, pins, and weights