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a small fragment is torn from the bone.
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apophyseal fracture
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of joint surface
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articular fracture
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caused bytearing or pulling of a ligament
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avulsion fracture
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of orbital floor caused by traumatic force
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blow-out fracture
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of metacarpal neck, caused by striking something hard with closed fist
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boxer fracture
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tear in cartilage and it leaves a loop of cartilage lying in the intercondylar notch
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bucket-handle fracture/tear
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bucket-handle fracture =
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bucket-handle tear
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burst fracture =
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axial compression fracture
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of a vertrabra, often injuring spinal cord
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burst fracture
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fracture that resembles a butterfly
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butterfly fracture
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buttonhole fracture =
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perforating fracture
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results when a bone is perforated by a missile
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buttonhole fracture/perforating fracture
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buttonhole fracture =
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perforating fracture
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does not penetrate or produce an open would in skin
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closed fracture
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of lower end of radius, where fragment is displaced
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Colles' fracture
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in which the bone is splintered or crushed
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comminuted fracture
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shelling off of a cartilage by a small fragment of bone
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cleavage fracture
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bone is entirely broken all the way across
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complete fracture
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is injury to adjacent parts of bone due to a fracture
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complicated fracture
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just an open fracture
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compound fracture
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as a result of compression
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compression fracture
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of humerus where a small fragment that includes the condyle is separated from bone
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condylar fracture
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a small fragment that includes the condyle is separated from bone
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humerus fracture
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occurs near a joint and results in displacement of joint
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dislocation fracture
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one side of bone is broken and other side is bent
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greenstick fracture
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greenstick fracture =
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hickory-stick fracture
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through axis (C2)
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hangman's fracture
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1 fragment of a fracture is driven into another
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impacted fracture
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occurs at a point distant from the injury
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indirect fracture
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occurs when there is a normal amount of stress, but the bone is of decreased density; a stress fracture
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insufficiency fracture
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fracture on the articular surface of a bone
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intra-articular fracture
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occurring within the capsule of a joint.
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intracapsular fracture
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of a fetal bone while in utero.
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intrauterine fracture
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maxilla fracture
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Le Fort fracture
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dictated as Le Fort 1, 2, or 3, but transcribed as...
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Le Fort I, Le Fort II, and Le Fort III
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extending along the length of a bone
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linear fracture
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extending in a longitudinal direction
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longitudinal fracture
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extending in an oblique direction.
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oblique fracture
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that results in an external wound (i.e., a portion of the fractured bone protrudes through the skin).
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open fracture
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Opposite of a compound fracture; basically a closed fracture.
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simple fracture
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where a bone is literally twisted apart.
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spiral fracture
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spiral fracture =
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torsion fracture
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Occurs as a result of some longstanding disease and is not traumatic.
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spontaneous fracture
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Caused as a result of repeated stress to a bone (commonly seen in soldiers or athletes).
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stress fracture
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bone just below its head
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subcapital fracture
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with localized expansion of the cortex, but little or no displacement of the lower end of the bone.
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torus fracture
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occurs at a right angle to the axis of a bone.
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transverse fracture
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splintered fracture of the distal phalanx.
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tuft fracture
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