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7 Cards in this Set
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Greenstick |
Common in children because bones haven't ossified, Incomplete, splinters off |
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Spiral |
Common in athletes-forms when bones undergo excessive twisting, complete |
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Fissured |
An incomplete longitudinal break |
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Transverse |
A complete break that occurs at a right angle on the bone |
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Comminuted |
Common in older adults, ovvurs when the bone shatters usually due to low Bone Mass Density, Complete |
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Oblique |
A complete break that occurs at any given angle other than a right angle |
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Compound, Open |
A fracture where the bone protrudes outside the skin is termed a______ or ______ fracture |
