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No not normally. They are more common in children as their bones are more bendable than an adults. This bendability allows the bone to fracture part way through instead of all the way through.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoNo, osteoporosis is a chronic disorder of the density of bone tissue and associated with aging. A greenstick fracture is a break in a young soft bone, common in children.
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A fracture usually occurs in children?
greenstick fracture
Which type of bone fracture involves a bone that is partially bent and partially broken?
greenstick fracture.
A Colles' fracture is associated with which bone disease?
A Colles' fracture is typically associated with osteoporosis. The fracture occurs in the forearm and is also called a "dinner fork" fracture.
What is the medical term meaning A break common in children in which the bone splinters but the break is incomplete?
A Greenstick Fracture
What kind of fracture does the bone splinter and the break is incomplete?
Greenstick Fracture
What type of fracture happens only in children?
Greenstick Fractures only occur in young pliable bones.
Can you play soccer if you have a greenstick fracture?
You can after it has properly healed.
How do you treat a greenstick fracture in a human?
put a bandaid on it
What fracture cracks a bone in half?
This is either a greenstick fracture or a longitudinal fracture depending upon exactly how the bone breaks.
What Fracture one side of the shaft is split and the other side is bent?
greenstick fracture
What's the definition of Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by increased porosity of the skeleton resulting from reduced bone mass. The associated structural changes predispose the bone to fracture.
What is an incomplete fracture called?
A 'hairline' or 'greenstick' fracture are types of partial fractures of bones. A chip may also occur on a bone.
