4-Pathology-fractures
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- comminuted fracture
- fracture in which the bone is shattered, splintered or crushed into many small pieces or fragments
- transverse fracture
- complete fracture that is straight across the bone at right angles to the long axis of the bone
- pathologic fracture
- fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone
- colles' fracture
- common type of wrist fracture
- compression fracture
- fracture involving loss of height of a vertebral body; may be the result of trauma, but in older persons, especially women, it may be caused by conditions like osteoporosis
- greenstick fracture
- fracture in which there is an incomplete break; one side of bone is broken and the other side is bent; commonly found in children due to their softer and more pliable bone structure
- impacted fracture
- freacture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other
- fracture-FX, Fx
- a broken bone
- spiral fracture
- seen in abused cases; fracture in which the fracture line spirals around the shaft of a bone; can be caused by a twisting injury and is often slower to heal than other types of fractures
- stress fracture
- a slight fracture caused by repeptitive low-impact forces, like running, rather than a single forceful impact
- oblique fracture
- fracture at an angle to the bone
- closed fracture
- fracture in which there is no open skin wound; simple fracture
- compound fracture
- fracture in which the skin has been broken through to the fracture; open fracture