Explain the different kinds of fracture.
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1.Avulsion fracture - a muscle or ligament pulls on the bone, fracturing it.
2.Comminuted fracture - the bone is shattered into many pieces.
3.Compression (crush) fracture - generally occurs in the spongy bone in the spine.
4.Greenstick fracture - the bone partly fractures on one side, but does not break completely because the rest of the bone can bend.
5.Hairline fracture - a partial fracture of the bone.
(These are the types of fractures I have learned about)
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There are many types of fractures, but the main categories are displaced, non-displaced, open, and closed. Displaced and non-displaced fractures refer to the alignment of the fractured bone.
In a displaced fracture, the bone snaps into two or more parts and moves so that the two ends are not lined up straight. If the bone is in many pieces, it is called a comminuted fracture. In a non-displaced fracture, the bone cracks either part or all of the way through, but does move and maintains its proper alignment.
A closed fracture is when the bone breaks but there is no puncture or open wound in the skin. An open fracture is one in which the bone breaks through the skin; it may then recede back into the wound and not be visible through the skin. This is an important difference from a closed fracture because with an open fracture there is a risk of a deep bone infection.