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A fracture that shatters the bone is called a comminuted fracture. A direct impact can shatter bone into several fragments or pieces. This type of fracture is likely to occur in a road traffic accident.
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A bone fracture where the bone is broken into many fragments is?
a type of bone fracture producing many bone fragments is?
What type of bone fracture results from a major blow?
Temporal Bone
What is the Difference between a break and a fracture in a human bone?
Definition: A fracture is a broken bone. A broken bone is a fracture. While many people believe that a fracture is a "hairline break," or a certain type of broken bone, this is not true. A fracture and a broken bone are the same thing! Both of these words mean that the normal bone architecture has been disrupted. This does not imply a certain type of treatment, but in general, bones heal best when immobilized. Medical personnel describe fractures in the following ways:* A complete fracture is when the bone has broken into two pieces.* A greenstick fracture is when the bone cracks on one side only, not all the way through.* A single fracture is when the bone is broken in one place.* A comminuted fracture is when the bone is broken into more than two pieces or crushed.* A bowing fracture, which only happens in kids, is when the bone bends but doesn't break.* An open fracture is when the bone is sticking through theskin.
What type of fracture bone pieces pressed together?
Compression
A break in bone?
a break in the bone is the same as a fracture.
What is a Comminuted fracture?
A comminuted fracture is when the femur shatters into at least three pieces. and a compound fracture is when the bone breaks and comes out of the skin.
What is a comminuted compound fracture?
Comminuted fractures have two or more fragments broken into small pieces, in addition to the upper and lower halves of a fractured bone
What type of fracture is associated with a weakness in a bone?
Pathological fracture
A bone fracture where the bone is broken into many fragments is?
a type of bone fracture producing many bone fragments is?
What type of fracture has bone protruding throughskin?
A compound fracture is when a bone protrudes through the skin.
What type of fracture if the bone broken cleanly?
Simple Fracture.
What type of fracture is a bone protruding from the lower arm?
When a bone fracture protrudes through the skin it is classified as an open fracture. With an open fracture there is a risk of deep bone infection.
What type of fracture has the bone protruding from the?
A compound or open fracture, where the bone is visible sticking out of the skin
What type of fracture is characterized by fragmentation of the bone?
When a bone is fractured in such a manner that the bone fragments, it is typically called a comminuted bone fracture.
Which type of bone fracture involves a bone that is partially bent and partially broken?
greenstick fracture.
What type of fracture occurs because the bone is diseased?
Pathologic fracture
What type of bone fracture results from a major blow?
Temporal Bone
