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| completely internal break that does not involve a break in the skin |
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| the fracture projects through the skin and there is a possibility of infection or hemorrhage; more dangerous than a closed fracture |
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| breaks the shaft of a bone across its longitudinal axis; the break is in the fibula, the smaller bone |
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| shatters the affected part into a multitude of bony fragments |
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| only one side of the shaft is broken, and the other is bent; usually occurs in the children whose long bones have not fully ossified. |
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| produced by twisting stresses that are spread along the length of a bone |
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| a break in the distal protion of the radius; often the result of reaching out to cushion a fall |
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| occurs at the ankle and affects both bones of the lower leg(fibula and tibia) |
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| occurs in vertebrae subjected to extreme stresses such as when one falls or lands on his or her bottom |
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| fractures of the spine that can cause severe "band-like" pain that radiates from the back to the sides of the body; often occur in patients with osteoporosis |
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| usually occurs through the growth plate where the matrix is undergoing calcification and chondrocytes (cartilage cells) are dying |
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| usually occurs during the course of normal activity |
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| typically occurs as the result of a fall or trivial accidents. |
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