bone fractures

This type of fracture has little or no movement or displacement of broken bones.

• Closed Fracture

• Open Fracture

Bone breaking through the surrounding tissues, including the skin, secondary to significant displacement of the bones.

• Closed Fracture

• Open Fracture

S-shaped separation of the bone. Occurs when the foot is firmly planted and body is suddenly rotated.

• Greenstick Fracture

• Oblique Fracture

• Spiral Fracture

• Transverse Fracture

Occurs in a straight line at right angle to the shaft of the bone. Usually caused by a direct blow.

• Greenstick Fracture

• Oblique Fracture

• Spiral Fracture

• Transverse Fracture

 a fracture in which the bone breaks diagonally. 

• Oblique Fracture
• Fracture
• Diagonal Fracture
• Horizontal Fracture 

Bone breaks into many fragments.

• Shattered Fracture
• Traction Fracture 
• Comminuted Fracture
• The Magic School Bus

Bone breaks incompletely, occurs most commonly during the infantile stages of life.

• Greenstick Fracture
• Stable Fracture
• Bluestick Fracture
• Comminuted Fracture 

The diagram shows a fracture that has two bones crushing into each other. What type of fracture is this?

• Simple

• Compound

• Impacted

• Comminuted

• Open

• Closed

• Trauma

• Stress

• Pathologic

What do we call the place where two or more bones meet?

• head
• cranium
• joints
• feet