Different types of bone fractures are caused by several different situations. Fractures can be spontaneous, open, closed, impacted, undisplaced, pathologic, or compound depending on the severity of the accident or cause of the fracture. Serious fractures can be very dangerous if not treated quickly, causing problems like damage to blood vessels and nerves, infections of the bone, and infections of the surrounding tissue. The severity depends on the damage done to the bone and tissue near it. The healing and recuperation of a fracture depends on the health and age of the person suffering from it.
There are several types of bone fractures, with the main ones being:
- Greenstick fracture: an incomplete fracture that occurs on the convex surface and causes a bend on the other side of the bone (usually occurs in children.).
- Fissured fracture: incomplete fracture that occurs longitudinally.
- Comminuted fracture: complete fracture in which the bone fragments into several pieces (three or more).
- Transverse fracture: complete fracture that occurs at a right angle to the bone's axis.
- Oblique fracture: complete fracture that occurs at an angle of the axis of the bone and the break has a curved or sloped pattern.
- Spiral fracture: complete fracture that is caused by excessive twisting of the bone.
Other types of bone fractures are categorized under these types of fractures:
- Closed or simple fracture: fracture in which the skin is not torn or cut yet the bone is still fractured.
- Open fracture: fracture in which the skin is opened either because of impact occurring during the fracture or because of a puncture caused by the fractured bone.
- Impacted fracture/ Buckle fracture: fracture that occurs when a bone's ends are driven into each other.
- Displaced bone fracture: fracture in which the ends of the fracture move away from each other, forming a noticeable gap.
- Undisplaced bone fracture/ Hairline fracture: A fracture that does not separate the parts, without a gap.
- Pathological bone fracture: A fracture caused by a weakness formed by disease (cancer, osteoporosis,etc.).
- Compound bone fracture: fracture that creates an external wound because caused by the bones piercing the skin.
There are many other fractures that you could read about, but these are the most common.
Works Cited
Dr. Gauresh. "Bone Fractures." Bone Fracture Types, Symptoms, Healing, Repair, Treatment and Pictures. Orthoped.org, 2010. Web. 04 Nov. 2011. <http://www.bonefractures.org/>.
"Fractures: An Overview - Your Orthopaedic Connection - AAOS." AAOS - Your Orthopaedic Connection. Ed. William A. Grana. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Mar. 2000. Web. 04 Nov. 2011. <http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00139>.
"Types of Bone Fractures: Buckle Fracture, Stress Fracture, Comminuted Fracture, and More." WebMD - Better Information. Better Health. Ed. Michael W. Smith. WebMD, 26 Oct. 2010. Web. 04 Nov. 2011. <http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-fractures-basic-information>.
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Fractures are among the many musculoskeletal conditions that a pediatric orthopedic surgeon treats. And although it may seem like a simple problem, there are actually many sides to sustaining and fixing a fracture.
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