types of bone fractures- hbs
greenstick fracture
bone breaks incompletely. One side of the shaft breaks; the other side bends. typically happens to children.
compression fracture
bone is crushed; common in porous bones (i.e. osteoporotic bones) subjected to extreme trauma, as in a fall.
oblique fracture
break has a curved or sloped pattern
transverse fracture
complete fracture that is straight across the bone at right angles to the long axis of the bone
comminuted fracture
is a break or splinter of the bone into more than two fragments. common in elderly, where bones are more brittle.
Spiral fracture
ragged break particularly when twisting and force are applied to a bone. common in sports injuries.
dislocation
when a bone slips out of a joint. can occur at any joint (shoulder, finger, metatarsals, radial head, etc.)
depression fracture
A break to the skull which the fragment is pressed inward