Types of fractures

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Types of fractures

Impacted Fractures

Greenstick Fractures

Open compound Fractures

Closed simple Fractures

Fracture is defined as a complete or partial break in a bone which occurs when the physical force applied to the bone is stronger than the bone

Comminuted Fractures

Non-accidental Fractures

Spiral Fractures

Fracture is defined as a complete or partial break in a bone which occurs when the physical force applied to the bone is stronger than the bone

Greenstick Fractures

• This type of fracture is more common in children due to the greater flexibility of their bones.
• Onse side of the bone breaks while the other side bends, similar to bending a green branch.

Impacted Fractures

• They can results from car accidents, falls from significant heights or otheer severe traumas.
• In impacted fractures, a pied of one bone gets weedged into another bone due to blont force.

Closed simple Fracture

• The bone breaks, but the skin covering it remains intact, reducing the risk of infection.
• These fractures are common in falls or direct traumas and are usually less severe compared to open fractures.

Open Compound Fractures

• Require inmediate medical attention and often surgical intervention to clean the bon and stabilize the fracture bone.
• The fracture ends of the bone penetrate the skin, significantly increasing the risk of infections and complications.

Comminuted Fractures

• The bone shantters into multiple fragments, making aligmante and natural healing challenging.
• They often require surgical intervention to realing and stabilize bone fragments with plates, screws or nails.

Spiral Fractures

• These fractures can be enhallenzing to dignole due to their fracture pattern and often require specialized attention.
• Spiral fractures are characterized by a fracture line that follows the projection of a strong twisting force.

Non- accidental Traumas

• They are not related to the anatomy of the body itself but to the violence inflected on a person, typically a child or a vulnerable individual by another person.
• These injuries can affectany part of the body and many include brusies, internal bleeding.