Bone Fracture Fast & Curious Review

The type of fracture that results in 2 or more bone pieces.

• partial

• compound

• complete

• hairline

This term is given to a 'complete' fracture when the alignment does not remain intact.

• nondisplaced

• simple

• partial

• displaced

This type of fracture results when broken bone pieces are out of alignment and penetrate through the skin

• a real bummer

• compound

• partial

• stress fracture

This type of fracture is associated with a younger, healthier individual where the bone is more likely to bend before fracturing.

• Hairline

• pathologic

• greenstick

• closed

This type of fracture is incomplete, remains in alignment, and appears as a thin thread in xray imaging. It is usually associated with overuse/stress to a particular bone area.

• complete

• hairline

• compound

• stress

This bone fracture does not yield 2 or more broken pieces - rather the bone is fractured across only a portion of the bone.

• partial

• complete

• open

• pathologic

This fracture is associated with an older or diseased bone

• hailine

• pathologic

• stress

• complete