1simple fracture with no open wound
closed
2fracture of the distal end of the radius with backward displacement of the hand
colles
3fracture in which bone is splinted or crushed
comminuted
4fracture caused by force from both ends, as to the vertebra
compression
5one side of the bone is broken and the other side is bent
greenstick
6one fragment is driven into the other
impacted
7break occurs at an angle of the bone; usually one fragment is slips by the others
oblique
8fracture is associated with an open wound, or open bone protrudes through the skin
open
9fracture of the distal end of the fibula with the injury to the tibial joint
pott
10fracture is in spiral or s shaped; usually caused by twisting injuries
spiral
11a break at the right angles to the long axis of the bone
transverse