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who is most likely to have a greenstick fracture? (1 point) a child a football player a grandparent a teenager
A greenstick fracture is a type of incomplete fracture where the bone bends and cracks, rather than breaking completely. Children's bones are more flexible and contain more collagen, making them more prone to greenstick fractures compared to adults (whose bones are more brittle) or teenagers (whose bones are closer to adult - like in structure). Football players may get fractures, but not specifically greenstick fractures which are characteristic of children's bone properties. Grandparents have brittle bones (due to factors like osteoporosis in some cases) and are more likely to have complete fractures. Teenagers' bones are less flexible than children's in the context of greenstick fracture - prone properties.
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