Types Of Bone Fractures

Question 1

What is a compound fracture

Answer 1

Fracture bones break through the skin creating an open wound
Risk of infections

Question 2

What is a simple fracture

Answer 2

Skin remains unbroken as the fracture causes little movement of the bone
Little damage to soft tissue

Question 3

What is a incomplete fracture

Answer 3

Partial crack in the bone that doesn’t completely separate the bone

Question 4

What is a complete fracture

Answer 4

Total break in the bone

Separates bone into fragments

Question 5

What is a green stick fracture

Answer 5

A splitting partial break in the bone resulting in a bending action

Question 6

What is a transverse, oblique and spiral fracture

Answer 6

A crack perpendicular, diagonal or twisting diagonal respectively across the length of the bone

Question 7

What is a comminuted fracture

Answer 7

Crack producing multiple fragments of bone and a long recovery process

Question 8

What is a impacted fracture