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12 Cards in this Set
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Closed fracture |
A simple fracture/there is no open skin wound |
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Coles fracture |
Common wrist fracture |
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Comminuted fracture |
Fracture in which bone is shattered |
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Compound fracture |
Fracture where the bone broke through skin |
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Compression fracture |
Fracture involving loss in height. |
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Greenstickfracture |
Incomplete break/ one side broken and the other is bent. Common in children |
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Impacted fracture |
Bone fragments are pushed into each other |
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Oblique fracture |
Fracture at an angled bone |
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Pathologic fracture |
Fracture caused by disease or weakened bone |
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Spiral fracture |
Fracture in which the fracture line spiralsaround bone shaft after twisting accident |
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Stress fracture |
Slight fracture caused by repetitive low impact force |
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Transverse fracture |
Complete fracture straight across bone |
