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Fractures
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Oblique Fracture | Fracture at an angle |
Spiral Fracture | Fracture from a twisting injury |
Stress Fracture | Caused by repetitive low impact forces |
Transverse Fracture | Complete fracture straight across the bone |
Closed Fracture | No open skin wound |
Colles’ Fracture | Wrist fracture |
Comminuted Fracture | Bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into many small fragments |
Greenstick Fracture | Incomplete break of a bone |
Impacted Fracture | Fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other |