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8.12 Types of Breaks
Question | Answer |
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Transverse | Broken straight across |
Oblique | Broken at an angle |
Spiral | Occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone |
Comminuted | Bone breaks into many fragments |
Avulsion | A forcible pulling away of a part or structure |
Impacted | Broken bone ends are forced into each other |
Fissure | A crack in a bone |
Greenstick | Bone breaks incompletely |
Dislocation | Bone is not broken but out of place |