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Which type of bone fracture involves a bone that is partially bent and partially broken?
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greenstick fracture.
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When a bone in a arm is partially bent and partially broken and is a type of fracture that occurs primarily in children that is called?
Greenstick fracture
What is the medical term meaningWhen one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent?
Fracture.
What is the different between a green stick fracture and a compound fracture?
A green stick fracture is when the bone is not broken but is twisted or bent out of the normal position. A compound fracture is when the bone completely breaks and parts of the bone penetrate the soft tissue and go through the skin from the inside.
What are Open Closed Greenstick and stress fractures?
Open Break this is when the skin is open and bone is visible, Closed Break this is when there is a break that doesn't tear the skin, Green stick this is when the bone is bent and broken on one side and lastly a Stress Fracture and this is when a fracture which is caused by to much use. Open Break this is when the skin is open and bone is visible, Closed Break this is when there is a break that doesn't tear the skin, Green stick this is when the bone is bent and broken on one side and lastly a Stress Fracture and this is when a fracture which is caused by to much use.
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.
What Fracture one side of the shaft is split and the other side is bent?
greenstick fracture
What does stepoff mean in medical terms?
"step-off" means the bones are not lined up properly, they may be bent or deformed, potentially forming a "step" at the junction of the broken bone that is detectable by palpation. indicates fracture.
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cause they are
Right forearm is bent at a peculiar angle You suspect a fracture to the radius or to the?
It could be either the radius or the ulna or more likely both.
What is the meaning of the idiom iron will?
It cannot be bent or broken.
