types of fractures
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plastic deformation
bend; bone is bent no more than 45 degrees without breakage
buckle
torus; compression of the porous bone resulting in bulge/raised area at fracture site
greenstick
incomplete bone fracture
transverse
break straight across bone
oblique fracture
break diagonal across bone
spiral
break spirals around bone
physeal
injury to end of long bone in growth plate
stress
small fractures/cracks in bone due to repeated muscle contractions during weight bearing activities
complete
bone fragments separated
incomplete
bone fragments still attached
closed or simple
without break in skin
open or compound
with open wound/bone protruding
complicated fracture
results in other organ/tissue injury
comminuted
small fragments of bone in surrounding tissue
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