1) A patient with a recent radius fracture who has a cast applied complains of increased pain and numbness to the fingertips. What complication of fractures does this patient need to be evaluated for? a) regional pain syndrome b) compartment syndrome c) fracture blisters d) thromboemboli 2) Following an automobile accident, X-ray examination of a 20-year old woman shows a fracture in the middle of her right femur that separates the two segments of the bone. This is an example of which of the following? a) open fracture b) avulsion fracture c) compression fracture d) complete fracture 3) A 55-year old, overweight truck driver complains to his physician of severe low back pain with sciatica. Which of the following is the more likely cause of his condition? a) muscle spasm b) sprained ligament c) vertebral fracture d) herniated intravertebral disk 4) A 78-year old woman falls on the ice and breaks her femur. X-ray examination and subsequent biopsy of the fracture site reveals a metastatc tumor. This is an example of which of the following types of fracture? a) pathological b) comminuted c) complete d) open