Radiographer: identifying fractures

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Across
  1. 2. a fracture in which bone is pushed inward
  2. 3. an angled fracture
  3. 6. when bones that form a joint become separated
  4. 9. medical acronym for fracture or broken bones
  5. 11. a fracture that occurs at the wrist
  6. 14. a fracture that runs the length of bone
  7. 15. registered technologist who takes radiographs
  8. 17. means body structure being imaged is positioned so that - ray beam enters it from the side
  9. 18. anterior/posterior; means body structure being imaged was positioned so that the x - ray beam entered from the front and exited the back of the body part
  10. 19. x - ray
  11. 20. a fracture that goes across a bone
Down
  1. 1. an incomplete fracture in which the bone bends or splinters instead of breaking
  2. 4. usually an incomplete fracture
  3. 5. medical doctor who reads and interprets radiographs
  4. 7. a fracture that pierces the skin
  5. 8. one fracture that is made up of several fragments
  6. 10. a fracture that does not break through the skin
  7. 12. x - ray picture
  8. 13. a long fracture encircling the bone shaft due to twisting force
  9. 16. posterior/anterior; means body structure being imaged is positioned so that the x - ray beam enters the back and exits the front of body part