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fracture with no open skin wound;
simple fracture |
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| fracture where bone is shattered splintered or crushed |
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| fracture with an open skin wound |
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| fracture with loss of height in vertebral body; often from osteoporosis |
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incomplete break; one side of bone is broken, the other side is bent
common in children |
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| bone fragments are pushed into eachother |
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| fracture at an angle to bone |
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| fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone |
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fracture line spiral around shaft of bone, often slower to heal
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| slight fracture caused by repetitive low-impact forces like running |
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| fracture is straight across bone |
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| solid material to immobilize a fracture; may be made of plaster of paris or fiberglass |
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| stabilizes fracture while it heals; external fixation includes cast and splints, internal fixation includes pins, plates and screws |
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| realigning bone fragments of fracture; closed reduction is manipulation without surgery; open reduction requires surgery |
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| applying a pulling force on fracture or dislocation to restore alignment |
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