The emergency room nurse is reporting the location of a fracture to the client's primary care physician
When stating the location of the fracture on the long shaft of the femur, the nurse would be most correct to state which terminology locating the fractured site? A) The fracture is on the diaphysis.
B) The fracture is ventrally located.
C) The fracture is on the epiphyses.
D) The fracture is on the tuberosity.
A
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A fracture that is on the diaphysis is understood to be chiefly found in the long shafts of the arms and legs. The epiphyses are rounded, irregular ends of the bones. Saying a fracture is ventrally located does not assist in providing adequate details of the location of the fracture. A tuberosity is a projection from the bone or a protuberance.
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