Sports Med 1 Fractures

Simple (Closed)

Bone breaks cleanly, but ends do not break the skin

Compound (Open)

Bone ends penetrate through soft tissues and the skin

Depressed

Occurs more frequently on flat bones when the broken bone portion is driven inward

Transverse

Break occurs in a straight line across the bone

Comminuted

Bone fragments into several pieces

Oblique

Break occurs diagonally when torsion occurs on one end while the other is fixed

Epiphyseal

Seperation involves the epiphysis of the bone

Spiral

Jagged bone ends are S-shaped because excessive torsion is applied to a fixed bone

Greenstick

Bones break incompletely, as a green stick breaks

Avulsion

Bone fragment is pulled off by an attached tendon or ligament

Impacted

Bone is impacted, or driven into, another piece of bone

Stress Fracture

Occurs over period of usage by ignoring pain

Hairline

Tiny fracture that is a line anywhere in the bone