Question

skeletal problems
fractures

• any type of break in a bone
• fracture: broken end of bone breaks through the skin
• fracture: broken bone does not break through the skin
• classifications of fractures:

o fractures - parts of bone do not separate
o fractures - fracture across bone
o fractures - bone shatters into more than two pieces

Explanation:

Fractures are classified based on whether the bone breaks through the skin (open - compound) or not (closed - simple). Non - separated fractures are called greenstick (in children) or incomplete in general. A fracture across the bone can be transverse. When a bone shatters into more than two pieces, it's a comminuted fracture.

Answer:

• open (compound); closed (simple)
• greenstick (incomplete); transverse
• comminuted