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Types of Bone Breaks

Comminuted Fracture
Comminuted Fracture

If the bone is in many pieces, it is called a comminuted fracture. In a non-displaced fracture, the bone cracks either part or all of the way through, but does move and maintains its proper alignment. A closed fracture is when the bone breaks but there is no puncture or open wound in the skin.

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Compression Crushed (Vertebrae, Trauma/Fall)
Compression Crushed (Vertebrae, Trauma/Fall)

The vertebrae together forms the vertebral column, and surrounds the spinal canal, which contains the spinal cord. Compression Injuries to the Vertebrae. When a vertebrae is injured, the most common problem is a fracture. The most common type of vertebral fracture is called a compression fracture.

Depressed Bone Pressed Inward (Skull Fracture)
Depressed Bone Pressed Inward (Skull Fracture)

Bone pressed inward (skull fracture) Greenstick. Incomplete break; one side breaks, other bends (Children, ... Start studying 6 Common Types of Bone Fractures.

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Epiphyseal Separates From Plates (Cartilage Cells Dying)
Epiphyseal Separates From Plates (Cartilage Cells Dying)

Start studying 6 Common Types of Bone Fractures. ... Separates from plates (cartilage cells dying) Depressed. ... one side breaks, other bends

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Greenstick
Greenstick

A greenstick fracture is a fracture in a young, soft bone in which the bone bends and breaks. Greenstick fractures usually occur most often during infancy and childhood when bones are soft. The name is by analogy with green (i.e., fresh) wood which similarly breaks on the outside when bent.

Oblique Fracture
Oblique Fracture

An oblique fracture is a relatively common fracture in which the bone breaks diagonally. Oblique fractures can vary in severity, depending on what bon An oblique fracture is a relatively common fracture in which the bone breaks diagonally.

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Open, Compound Fracture
Open, Compound Fracture

An open fracture, also called a compound fracture, occurs when the end of a broken bone breaks the skin open. Because of the open skin, the risk of a dangerous infection is very high with this type of fracture, and a doctor's immediate care is vital.

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Spiral Twisting (Sports Fracture)
Spiral Twisting (Sports Fracture)

There are several different types of fracture; the most common types of fracture include transverse, oblique, hairline, impacted, spiral, compression and stress fractures: Transverse: a fracture straight across a bone. Oblique: a tilted or diagonal fracture. Hairline: this is a partial break and often affects only a small portion of the bone; these can be difficult to identify.

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Stable Fracture
Stable Fracture

Stable fracture. The broken ends of the bone line up and are barely out of place. Open, compound fracture. The skin may be pierced by the bone or by a blow that breaks the skin at the time of the fracture. The bone may or may not be visible in the wound. Transverse fracture. This type of fracture has a horizontal fracture line. Oblique fracture. This type of fracture has an angled pattern ...

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Transverse Fracture
Transverse Fracture

An open fracture is one in which the bone breaks through the skin; it may then recede back into the wound and not be visible through the skin. This is an important difference from a closed fracture because with an open fracture there is a risk of a deep bone infection.

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