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Fracture type most common in athletics where an extremity is planted and a TWISTING motion is appliedSpiral
Fracture type most common in athletics where an extremity is planted and a TWISTING motion is appliedSpiral
Fracture type most common in athletics where an extremity is planted and a TWISTING motion is appliedSpiral
A fracture in which the cortical portion of one bone fragment is forced into the medullary cavity of the second bone fragment.Impacted Fracture
Fracture in which bone fragments do NOT penetrate the skinSimple Fracture
A partial or incomplete fractureGreenstick Fracture
Fracture in which bone fragments DO penetrate the skinComplicated fracture
A cranial fracture where the bone is pushed towards the brain.Depression fracture
A fracture from a twisting motionSpiral fracture
A fracture in which a bone fragment damages underlying structuresComminuted fracture
Alignment of bone fragments using pins, screws and or plates.Open reduction
Alignment of bone fragments without the surgeryClosed reduction
A fracture in which a bone collapses in on itselfCompression fracture
A fracture resulting in three or more fragmentsCompound fracture
Disorder with an abnormal sideways curvature of the spineScoliosis
Disorder that describes an excessively curved upper spineKyphosis
Disorder that describes an excessively curved lower spineLordosis
Fracture type most common in childrenGreenstick
Fracture type most common in elderly female patientsCompression
Bone disorder caused by Vitamin D deficiencyRickets
Fracture type most common in athletics where an extremity is planted and a TWISTING motion is appliedSpiral
Bone disorder caused by calcium deficiecyRickets