Bone Fractures Word Scramble
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The bone ends retain their normal position | non-displaced fracture |
The bone ends are out of normal alignment | displaced fracture |
When the bone is broken completely | complete fracture |
When the bone is not completely broken | Incomplete fracture |
Break parallels with the long axis | Linear fracture |
The break is perpendicular to the bone's long axis | Transverse fracture |
When the bone ends penetrate the skin | Open (compound) fracture |
When the bone ends does not penetrate the skin | Closed (simple) fracture |
When the bone is crushed | Compression Fracture |
Ragged break occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone (a common sports fracture) | Spiral fracture |
Tends to occur where cartilage cells are dying and calcification of matrix is occurring | Epiphyseal fracture |
Broken bone portion is pressed inward | Depressed fracture |
Bone breaks incompletely, much in a way a green twig breaks. Only one side of the shaft breaks; the other side bends | Green-stick fracture |
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