Radiographer- Identifying Fractures Crossword: By Kevin Juarez

an x-ray picture
a registered technologist who takes radiographs
a medical doctor who reads and interprets radiographs
an x-ray
anterior/posterior; body structure being imaged is positioned so that the x-ray beam entered from the front and exited the back part of the body
posterior/anterior; body structure being imaged is positioned so that the x-ray beam enters the back and exits the front body part.
body structure being imaged is positioned so that the x-ray beam enters it from the side
medical acronym for a fracture or broken bones
a fracture that does not break through the skin.
a fracture that pierces the skin.
an incomplete fracture in which the bone bends or splinters instead of breaking; normally seen in small children who still have flexible bones. T
a fracture that goes across a bone; often caused by sudden strong stretching force.
an angled fracture; these fractures require close follow ups because of the likelihood of slipping within the cast; resulting in nonunion
a long fracture encircling the bone shaft due to twisting force; especially common in lower leg injuries
one fracture that is made up of several fragments; fragments are often shattered, crushed or splintered
a fracture in which the bone is pushed inward; most depression fractures occur in the skull
usually an incomplete fracture; occurs when the bone fragments are driven into one another; area of overlapping bone can been seen radiographically as a dense area of disrupted cortical bone
a fracture that runs the length of bone; usually incomplete
a fracture that occurs at the wrist; shearing of distal radius and sometimes styloid process of ulna
when bones that form a joint become separated