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17 Cards in this Set
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Fracture |
Complete discontinuity |
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Infraction |
Incomplete break |
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Simple fracture |
Clean, no skin break |
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Compound fracture |
Broken bone protrudes through skin |
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Comminuted fracture |
Bone severally fragmented |
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Compression fracture |
Crushed bone |
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Hinge fracture |
Fractured area still attached but meeting at an unnatural angle |
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Depression fracture |
Bone pushed inward |
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Impacted fracture |
Two bones forced together |
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Spiral fracture |
Twisting break |
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Greenstick fracture |
Incomplete break, children |
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Radiating fracture |
Point of impact with radiating fracture lines |
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Concentric fracture |
Circular pattern, broad impact |
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Pathological fractures |
Occur because bone is weakened by disease |
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Stress fracture |
Caused by overuse |
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Fatigue fracture |
Occur when bones are exposed to intermittent stress over a long period of time |
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Traumatic fracture |
Occur due to an outside force |
