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There are two types of bone break where the bone is partially broken. One is called a simple fracture (also called a "greenstick fracture") the other is a hairline fracture.
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What do you do at home when someone has broken there bone?
Call for medical help and do not move the patient unless they are in immediate danger.
Which celebrity has broken a collar bone?
i have heard that Madonna has broken her collar bone.
Is a broken bone or a fractured bone worse?
In general, a broken bone and a fractured bone are the same thing and doctors will use the terms interchangeably.
What bone is often broken in case of strangulation?
The hyoid bone in your neck is usually broken if a person is strangled.
Is it true that once a bone such as your humerus is formed the bone tissue is never replaced unless the bone is broken?
(me:yes it is true because once the humerouse is formed the bone tissue is never replaced unless the bone is broken)
Which type of bone fracture involves a bone that is partially bent and partially broken?
greenstick fracture.
When you have a broken bone in your body does your bone actually break?
Yes, it may be partially or completely separated.
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 you call the broken bone?
a fracture
Will a broken thumb always swell up?
It is very likely but if you have broken it in a certain position then it might not swell. If it is painful but not much swelling you may have fractured the bone or the bone may have partially been forced out of the joint.
What do you call a person who takes x rays of a broken bone?
A radiologist
Is a dead piece of bone that is partially or fully detached from healthy bone?
This would be called a sequestrum and is a serious medical complication of a broken bone. The dead bone will not be resorbed by the body and it is often in the way of where healthy new bone needs to grow, so often the sequestrum needs to be surgically removed.
What is the general term meaning a broken bone?
A broken bone is a fracture.
What do you do at home when someone has broken there bone?
Call for medical help and do not move the patient unless they are in immediate danger.
What to do if your grandma falls down?
help her up! Not necessarily - she may have broken a bone. If she is in pain call the ambulance
Do you call 911 if you break a bone?
Not specifically. You call 911 in emergencies. A broken bone may or may not be an emergency; it depends on where and of what type the break is, and whether or not you have someone else around who can take you to the doctor. If you need an ambulance, call 911.
The soil horizon that is made up of partially broken bedrock is?
what is the soil horizon that is made up of partially broken bedrock is???? help?!
