Specific Types of Fractures

Avulsion Comminuted Compression Depressed Epiphyseal Greenstick Impacted Oblique Open Pathologic Simple Spiral Stress Transverse A fracture in which a fragment of bone has been pulled away by a tendon and its attachment A fracture in which bone has splintered into several fragments A fracture in which bone has been compressed(seen in vertebral fractures) A fracture in which fragments are driven inward (seen frequently in fractures of skull and facial bones) A fracture through the epiphysis A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken and the other side is be A fracture in which a bone fragment is driven into another bone fragment A fracture occurring at an angle across the bone (less stable than a transverse fracture A fracture in which damage also involves the skin or mucous membranes, also called a compound fracture A fracture that occurs through an area of diseased bone (e.g., osteoporosis, bone cyst, Pagets disease, bony metastasis, tumor); can occur without trauma or fall A fracture that remains contained, with no disruption of the skin integrity A fracture that twists around the shaft of the bone A fracture that results from repeated loading of bone and muscle A fracture that is straight across the bone shaft