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What is the fracture of garnet?
Garnets are commonly found as single, well-formed crystals, so they typically exhibit a conchoidal fracture, which is a smoothly curving, shell-like break. This fracture pattern can be observed when garnets are broken or fractured.
What are two breaks in the lower inside arm bone called?
Two breaks in a single bone is called a segmental fracture. Segmental fractures call for the complete immobilization of the location of the fracture and a longer recovery time.
What is a simple fracture and a compound fracture?
a fracture in which skin is intact at site of fracture is a closed fracture or simple fracture whereas compound fracture or an open fracture is a fracture in which the skin is perforated and there is an open wound down to the site of the fracture.
What is the name of the fracture caused by repeated injuries that would not be caused by a single injury?
A fracture caused by repeated injuries or repeated motions, which would not have occurred with a single injury, would be called a repetitive stress injury. Some examples of repetitive stress injuries are pitcher's elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Which is the name for a broken bone?
A broken bone is often called a "fracture" or "bone fracture". Some examples from the Wikipedia entry on bone fracture. * Complete Fracture- A fracture in which bone fragments separate completely. * Incomplete Fracture- A fracture in which the bone fragments are still partially joined. * Linear Fracture- A fracture that is parallel to the bone's long axis. * Transverse Fracture- A fracture that is at a right angle to the bone's long axis. * Oblique Fracture- A fracture that is diagonal to a bone's long axis. * Compression Fracture-A fracture that usually occurs in the vertebrae. * Spiral Fracture- A fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted. * Comminuted Fracture- A fracture causing many fragments. * Compacted Fracture- A fracture caused when bone fragments are driven into each other * Open Fracture- A fracture when the bone reaches the skin * Bug fracture- A fracture when the bone is in place, but the fracture has the appearance of a crushed insect.
What type of fracture has a bone portruding from the skin?
Open....It's called an OPEN FRACTURE.
What type of injury involves an open wound where the bone has torn through the skin?
Open Fracture formerly known as a compound fracture.
What fracture breaks the skin?
A compound fracture, the worst kind.
What is a open skull fracture?
When a fracture is associated with a laceration or cut in the area of the fracture, it is called an open fracture
What type of fracture has bone protruding throughskin?
A compound fracture is when a bone protrudes through the skin.
What is the difference between and a avulsion fracture and a fracture?
An avulsion fracture is when you pull a ligament or tendon from a bone and a piece of that bone comes with it. It is not actually a "fracture". A fracture is a break.
What is the medical term meaning open fracture?
Compound fracture is a medical term meaning a bone fracture with a break in the nearby skin.
