types of fractures

Question 1

Avulsion Fracture
Q: What causes an avulsion fracture?

Answer 1

A: A traumatic and sudden stretch of the tendon, causing a portion of the bone at the tendon attachment site to fragment.

Question 2

Closed Fracture
Q: What is a closed fracture?

Answer 2

A: A break in a bone where the skin over the site remains intact.

Question 3

Comminuted Fracture
Q: How does a comminuted fracture appear?

Answer 3

A: The bone breaks into multiple fragments at the site of injury.

Question 4

Compound Fracture
Q: What distinguishes a compound fracture?

Answer 4

A: The broken bone protrudes through the skin.

Question 5

Greenstick Fracture
Q: What is unique about a greenstick fracture?

Q: In which age group is a greenstick fracture commonly seen?

Answer 5

A: It involves a break on one side of the bone without damaging the periosteum on the opposite side.
A: Children.

Question 6

Nonunion Fracture
Q: What defines a nonunion fracture?

Answer 6

A: A break in a bone that has failed to unite and heal after 9 to 12 months.

Question 7

Stress Fracture
Q: What causes a stress fracture?

Answer 7

A: Repeated forces applied to a specific portion of the bone.

Question 8

Spiral Fracture
Q: What causes a spiral fracture, and how does it appear?

Answer 8

A: Caused by torsion and twisting, the break is shaped like an “S”.