There are many types of fractures, but the main categories are displaced, non-displaced, open, and closed. Displaced and non-displaced fractures refer to the way the bone breaks. In a displaced fracture, the bone snaps into two or more parts and moves so that the two ends are not lined up straight. A closed fracture is when the bone breaks but there is no puncture or open wound in the skin. An open fracture is one in which the bone breaks through the skin it may then recede back into the wound and not be visible through the skin. Comminuted are severe fractures that involve the breaking of a bone into several smaller pieces.Greenstick fractures are breaks in bones along only one side of the bone caused by a force perpendicular to the bone’s long axis. Another type of fracture known as avulsion fractures involves a small piece of bone being torn off from the main bone due to an extreme force applied to a ligament or tendon.A fracture is the medical term for a broken bone, they occur when the physical force exerted on the bone is stronger than the bone itself. Broken bones are very common in childhood, though children's fractures are generally less complicated than fractures in adults. As you age, your bones become more weak and you are more likely to suffer fractures from falls that would not occur when you were young.
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