Question

what is the medical term for bulging deposit around the area of a bone fracture that may eventually become bone?
○ a. manipulation
○ b. arthrodesis
○ c. compression
○ d. callus

Explanation:

• Option a: Manipulation in medicine often refers to moving a body part (like a joint) and is not related to a bone fracture deposit.
• Option b: Arthrodesis is the surgical fusion of a joint, not related to a bone fracture deposit.
• Option c: Compression in medical terms can refer to pressure on a structure (like a nerve) or a type of fracture, not a deposit around a fracture.
• Option d: A callus in the context of bone fractures is a bulging deposit of fibrous tissue and cartilage around the fracture site that can eventually ossify (become bone) as part of the healing process.

Answer:

d. callus