fracture types
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Fracture Types. And their definitions. Simple or Closed Fracture. a fracture in which the broken bone does not pierce the skin. Compound or Open Fracture. A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Avulsion Fracture. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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FRACTURE TYPESAnd their definitions
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Simple or Closed Fracturea fracture in which the broken bone does not
pierce the skin
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Compound or Open FractureA fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin.
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Avulsion FractureAn avulsion fracture is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a
result of physical trauma.
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Blowout FractureOrbital blowout fractures are cracks or breaks in the facial bones surrounding the eye.
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Comminuted FractureA fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces.
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Compression FractureA fracture caused by compression, the act of pressing together.
Compression fractures of the vertebrae are especially common with osteoporosis.
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Depression FractureFracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in.
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Epiphyseal FractureA fracture involving the epiphyseal or growth plate of a long bone,
which causes separation or fragmentation of the plate.
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Greenstick FractureA greenstick fracture is a fracture in a young, soft bone in which
the bone bends and partially breaks.
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Longitudinal FractureA fracture that follows the long axis of the bone.
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Oblique FractureA fracture that is diagonal to a bone's long axis.
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Pathological Fracture
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A pathologic fracture is a broken bone caused by disease, often by the spread of a disease like cancer to the bone.
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Spiral FractureA fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted.
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Stress FractureA stress fracture is one type of incomplete fracture in bones,
caused by unusual or repeated stress.
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Transverse FractureA fracture that is at a right angle to the bone's long axis.