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6 Cards in this Set
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Greenstick fracture
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Is incomplete and the break occurs on the convex surface of the bend in the bone
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Fissured fracture
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Involves an incomplete longitudinal break
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Comminuted fracture
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Is complete and fragments the bone
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Transverse fracture
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Is complete, and the break occurs at a right angle to the axis of the bone
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Oblique fracture
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Occurs at an angle other than a right angle to the axis of the bone
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Spiral fracture
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Is caused by twisting a bone excessively
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