Types of Fractures and Bone Healing

What type of fracture is this?

• Comminuted

• Open

• Closed

• Spiral

What type of fracture is this?

• Greenstick

• Comminuted

• Hairline

• Spiral

What type of fracture is this?

• Greenstick

• Comminuted

• Hairline

• Spiral

What type of fracture is common in children?

• Compound

• Simple

• Hairline

• Greenstick

Which type of fracture is caused by severe twisting of the bone?

• Comminuted

• Spiral

• Open

• Greenstick

This cell lays down new bone and helps repair damage.

• Osteoblast

• Osteoclast

• Osteocyte

• Osteobuddies

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A female patient is brought to the emergency room with an injury to her lower leg from an ATV accident. You notice a white tip of a bone protruding through the skin as you cut her pant leg off. Her injury is described as what kind of fracture.

• Comminuted

• Pathologic

• Compound

• Stress

How can older adults avoid osteoporosis?

• By making sure they don't put too much stress on their bones

• By consuming plenty of calcium and vitamin D

• By avoiding all physical activity

• By consuming plenty of red meat

Tissue that connects bone to bone

• Ligament
• Tendon
• Cartilage
• Muscle

The diagram shows a fracture that has pierced through the skin. What type of fracture is this?

• Simple

• Compound

• Impacted

• Greenstick