Box 5-4: Types of Fractures

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closed fracture

a simple fracture with no open wound

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Colles fracture

fracture of the distal end of the radius with backward displacement of the hand

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comminuted fracture

fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed

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compression fracture

fracture caused by force from both ends, as to a vertebra

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greenstick fracture

one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent

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impacted fracture

one fragment is driven into the other

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oblique fracture

break occurs at an angle across the bone; usually one fragment slips by the other

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open fracture

fracture is associated with an open wound, or broken bone protrudes through the skin

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Pott fracture

fracture of the distal end of the fibula with injury to the tibial joint

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spiral fracture

fracture is in a spiral or S shape; usually caused by twisting injuries

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transverse fracture

a break at right angles to the long axis of a bone