Types of Fractures

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Displaced Fracture

A fracture where the bone parts are not in alignment.

Nondisplaced Fracture

A fracture where the bone remains in alignment.

Simple Fracture

A fracture where the bone does not break through the skin, also referred to as a closed fracture.

Compound Fracture

A fracture where the bone protrudes through the skin, also called an open fracture.

Incomplete Fracture

A fracture that does not go all the way through the bone such as a greenstick

Complete Fracture

A fracture that has two separate pieces.

Transverse Fracture

A complete fracture that goes straight across the bone.

Oblique Fracture

A complete fracture that occurs at an angle.

Spiral Fracture

A fracture that wraps around the bone and is often caused by twisting forces.

Comminuted Fracture

A fracture where the bone is broken into two or more fragments.

Impacted Fracture

A fracture where one fragment is driven into another fragment or into itself.

Collie's Fracture

A posterior displacement fracture of the distal radius.

Pott's Fracture

A fracture of the distal fibula, often associated with a fracture of the medial malleolus.

Compression Fracture

A fracture that results in the collapse of the bone, commonly seen in patients with osteoporosis.

Stellate Fracture

A fracture in which the lines radiate outwards in a star-like pattern.

Tuft Fracture

A fracture at the end of a phalanx that resembles a crushed element with many fragments.

Monteggia’s fracture

A fracture of the ulna along with an anterior dislocation of the radial head.