14. (7) Open Fractures(7) Open Fractures
- Bone breaks and pierces skin
- Common in forearm and shin
(leg)
15.
16. (8) Compression Fractures(8) Compression Fractures
- Bone is crushed
- Common in porous bones (due
to osteoporosis)
- Common in vertebral column
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18. (9) Epiphyseal Fractures(9) Epiphyseal Fractures
- Epiphysis separates from
diaphysis along epiphyseal
plate
- Usually occurs where cartilage
cells are dying and calcifying
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20. (10) Greenstick Fractures(10) Greenstick Fractures
- Bone breaks incompletely (like
a twig)
- Only one side of the shaft
breaks, other side bends
- Common in children, when
bones are more flexible