A bone fracture occurs when physical force exceeds the strength of the bone. There are different types of fractures including closed/simple fractures where the bone breaks but skin is intact; compound fractures where the broken bone pierces the skin, increasing risk of infection; and comminuted fractures where the bone is shattered into multiple pieces. An open fracture is when skin integrity over the break is disrupted, allowing potential infection into the bone. These require aggressive cleaning and often surgery to address effectively.

1. BONE FRACTURESCLOSED OR SIMPLE FRACTURECOMPOUND FRACTURECOMMINUTED FRACTURE

2. FRACTUREFRACTURE IS THE MEDICAL TERM FOR A BROKEN BONE; FRACTURES ARE VERY COMMON;THE AVERAGE PERSON HAS TWO DURING A LIFETIME…THEY OCCUR WHEN THE PHYSICAL FORCE EXERTED ON THE BONE IS STRONGER THAN THE BONE ITSELF.

3. Bone FracturesCLOSED OR SIMPLE FRACTURECOMPOUND FRACTURECOMMINUTED FRACTURE

5. OPEN AND CLOSED FRACTURECLOSED OR SIMPLE FRACTUREOPEN FRACTURE A closed fracture is a break or crack in the bone that does not come through the skin but sometimes causes injury to tissues in the area. A closed fracture can vary in severity, depending on what bone is affected and how large the crack or break is. Because the skin is not opened in a closed fracture, the risk of infection or complications from exposure to the air is lower.If the skin over the break is disrupted, then an open fracture exists. The skin can be cut, torn, or abraded (scraped), but if the skin's integrity is damaged, the potential for an infection to get into the bone exists. Since the fracture site in the bone communicates with the outside world, these injuries need to be cleaned out aggressively and many times require anesthesia in the operating room to do the job effectively.

6. COMMINUTED FRACTUREComminuted fracture: A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces.

7. SIMPLE FRACTURECOMPOUND FRACTURE

8. COMMINUTED FRACTURE