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Closed Fracture |
Does not break through the skin. |
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Displaced Fracture |
Serious fracture in which bones are not in anatomic alignment. |
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Nondisplaced Fracture |
Fracture in which bone retains its normal alignment. |
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Open Fracture |
Serious Fracture in which broken bone or bones project through the skin. |
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Compression Fracture |
Occurs when one or more bones in the spine weaken and crumple. |
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Simple Fracture |
A fracture of the bone only, without damage to the surrounding tissues or breaking of the skin.
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Greenstick Fracture |
A fracture of the bone, occurring typically in children, in which one side of the bone is broken and the other only bent.
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Transverse Fracture |
Complete break in a bone that runs perpendicular to the bone.
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Spiral/Oblique Fracture |
Fracture that runs on an angle or spirals. |
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Comminuted Fracture |
A fracture in which a bone is broken, splintered, or crushed into a number of pieces.
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Avulsion Fracture |
Occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a result of physical trauma.
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Impacted Fracture |
A condition in which a bone breaks into fragments which are driven into each other
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