FRACTURES

SIMPLE & COMPOUND

• Simple fracture: bones break cleanly & doesn't penetrate the skin
• Compound fracture: broken bone penetrates the skin

FRACTURES VS STRENGTH

• During youth most fractures are from trauma that causes the bone to twist or smash
• In old age most fractures happen because the bones are thin and weaker

TYPES OF FRACTURES

• Comminuted: bone breaks into many fragments. ( common in older individuals because their bones are more brittle)
• Compression: bone is crushed (common in porous bones)
• Depressed: broken bone portion is pressed inward( typical of skull fracture)

TYPES OF FRACTURES

• Greenstick: bone breaks incompletely, much in the way a green twig does.(common in children because their bones are more flexible)
• Impacted: broken bone ends are forced into each other (common occurs when you attempt to break a fall)
• Spiral:ragged break occurs when excessive twisting force is applied (common sport fracture)