What are the different types of bone fractures?

Having knowledge of different types of fractures is essential. Bone fractures can be a simple/compound fractures, complete/incomplete fractures or even pathological fracture. read more

Simple Fracture. A simple fracture is a basic break in a bone. The bone has not exited the skin and remains contained inside the body. Many of these can simply be casted and monitored. Compound Fracture. Compound Fractures can be quite gruesome as the broken bone has pushed through the skin and may be exposed to the world. read more

There are many types of fractures, but the main categories are displaced, non-displaced, open, and closed. Displaced and non-displaced fractures refer to the alignment of the fractured bone. In a displaced fracture, the bone snaps into two or more parts and moves so that the two ends are not lined up straight. read more