fractures

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simple fracture with no open wound
closed
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fracture of the distal end of the radius with backward displacement of the hand
colles
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fracture in which bone is splinted or crushed
comminuted
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fracture caused by force from both ends, as to the vertebra
compression
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one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent
greenstick
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one fragment is driven into the other
impacted
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break occurs at an angle of the bone; usually one fragment is slips by the others
oblique
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fracture is associated with an open wound, or open bone protrudes through the skin
open
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fracture of the distal end of the fibula with the injury to the tibial joint
pott
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fracture is in spiral or s shaped; usually caused by twisting injuries
spiral
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a break at the right angles to the long axis of the bone
transverse
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