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Non-Displaced
Normal
Non-Displaced
The bone is broken but does not move from is normal position.
A normal bone
Comminuted -
Normal
Displaced
The bone is broken into several pieces.
Displaced -
The bone is broken and its ends are out of their normal position.
Spiral -
The bone is excessively twisted and forms a
ragged break. This is common injury in sports.
Normal
Incomplete
Incomplete -
The bone is not broken all the way through.
Greenstick -
An incomplete fracture, where one side is
is broken and the other is bent. This is common
in children.
Normal
Linear
Linear -
The fracture runs down the length of the bone.
Normal
Transverse
Depressed
Broken bone is pushed inwards.
It is a typical skull fracture.
Transverse -
The fracture runs horizontally through the bone (perpendicular to the length of the bone).
Normal
Compound
Compound (Open) -
The end of the fractured bone
breaks through the skin.
Compression
The bone is compressed.
Normal
Simple
Simple (Closed) -
Normal
Epiphyseal
The end of the fractured bone
does not break through the skin.
Epiphyseal -
The epiphysis is separated from the diaphysis
along the epiphyseal line. This occurs where
cartilage cells are dying