Vocab Exam 3 - Fracture Types

An incomplete fracture typically occuring in children in which the bone becomes bent as the result of compressive force.

A common incomplete fracture in children in which the cortex of the bone fractures from an excessive compression force.

A fracture in which the bone is broken into three or more pieces.

Fractures that result from multiple compressive loads.

A type of fracture occurring most frequently in children in which there is incomplete breakage of the bone.

A broken bone in which the end of one bone becomes wedged into another bone, as could be the case in a fall from a significant height.

Maxillary fractures that are classified into three categories based on their anatomic location.

A fracture that travels diagonally from one side of the bone to the other.

A life-threatening fracture of the pelvis caused by a force that displaces one or both sides of the pelvis laterally and posteriorly.

A fracture that occurs in an area of abnormally weakened bone.

A fracture that results from exaggerated stress on the bone caused by unusually rapid muscle development.

Fractures of the distal humerus that occur just proximal to the elbow.