Fractures Review!

Year 9 Sports Science

simple

single crack across the shaft of the bone.

greenstick

bone bends and breaks partially (common in children)

compound

bone pierces the skin.

hairline

fine/small break not visible under a x-ray.

complex

bone broken in a complicated way.

depressed

bone pushed inwards.

stress

partial break due to repeated stress.

closed

contained within the skin.

comminuted

bones smashed to pieces.

avulsion

fragment of bone is pulled away.

complicated

bone pierces the skin, becoming exposed.