TYPES OF FRACTURES

a. Closed or simple

skin over the fractured area remains intact.

b. Comminuted

the bone is splintered or crushed, creating numerous fragments.

c. Complete

bone is separated completely by a break into 2 parts.

d. Compression

a fractured bone is compressed by other bone.

e. Bone fragments are driven inward.

f. Greenstick

one side of the bone is broken and the other is bent; occur mostly in children.

g. Impacted

a part of the fractured bone is driven into another bone.

h. Incomplete

fracture line does not extend through the full transverse width of the bone.

i. Oblique

fracture line runs atan angle across the axis of the bone.

j. Open or compound

bone is exposed to air through a break in the skin, and soft tissue injury and infection are common.

k. Pathological

results from weakening of the bone structure by pathological processes

l. Spiral

break partially encircles bone

m. Transverse

bone is fractured straight across