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According to mayoclinic.com, "A child's bones are softer and mote flexible than those of an adult, so they're more likely to break completely. This flexibility can result in a greenstick fracture. In a greenstick fracture, the bone cracks but doesn't break all the way through -- like when when you try to break a green stick of wood."
Also they can be hard to diagnose because symptoms occasionally don't show up. Treatment involves immobilization of the bone so that it will grow back properly. A cast or removable splint might be used.
Seek medical treatment if your child is experiencing difficulty bearing weight or can not move the injured limb much.
Hopefully this helps! :)
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoA greenstick fracture usually occurs when the bones are young, during infancy or childhood. It happens when the bone bends and then breaks due to its resiliency. An example is when the forearm bones suffer a transverse fracture which is oriented along the longitudinal axis without disruption of the opposite cortex.
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∙ 11y agoIf you take a thin fresh green branch off a bush and bend it until it starts to break, but not all the way through, then that is what happens sometimes when a bone breaks. So that's what a greenstick fracture in an arm or leg is!
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Difference between a green stick fracture and a simple fracture?
A simple fracture - results in a 'clean' break across the bone. A green-stick fracture is an incomplete break.
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 the 3 types of fructures and give example of each?
Open fracture, closed fracture and green stick
What is the medical term meaning very thin fracture line with the bone pieces still together?
A Hairline Fracture OR Possibly a Green Stick Fracture where the 2 pieces of the bone are still in position, but the bone is cracked … like green stick.
What Fracture one side of the shaft is split and the other side is bent?
greenstick fracture
Is green-stick fracture most serious of all the fractures?
No, far from it. A compound, or open fracture, is usually considered to be the "worst" type.
How do you green fracture your wrist?
well green stick fracture is common amongst children because there bones are still growing so that's usually what happens but it is possible for a child to have a clean break . i have currently broken my wrist . This is green stick fracture i have but you can green stick fracture your wrist any way you would break it. I have to admit i fractured my wrist by falling over a vaulting horse during P.E. I would rather say i hurt it in an extreme motor bicycle accident. but never mind. Hope this helps. see ya.
What fracture is the most simplest type?
an out of place bone like it is cracked sorta and the easiest to fracture is your wrist
Why would the vet not put a splint on a green stick fracture?
unless the fracture was so small it would heal quickly (a week or two) there would be no reason not to splint it. if a splint was necessary, and the vet wouldn't splint the fracture, go to a different vet.
What is the medical term meaningWhen one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent?
Fracture.
What is the anatomical term for the location of a common childhood fracture caused by catching yourself during a fall?
A green stick fracture: When the bone breaks incompletely, much in the way a green twig breaks. Common in children whose bones are more flexible than those of adults.
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.
