However, sometimes one fragment of bone can be driven into another. This fracture of the shin is a serious injury. With closed fractures, the bone doesn’t break through the skin. A fracture-dislocation occurs when a joint becomes dislocated and there is also a fracture of one of the bones of the joint.Īfter a fracture, the broken fragments of bone normally separate from each other. Tibia fractures can also be closed or open. In a compound fracture the bone is open to infection, so this type of fracture is more serious.Ī complicated fracture is one in which there is injury to other nearby structures, such as major blood vessels and nerves. If the ends of the bone break through the skin, or there is a wound that leads to the fractured bone, it is called a compound or open fracture. Compression fractures usually affect the spongy bone found in the spine.Ī fracture in which the skin around the bone has not been broken is called a simple or closed fracture. A fracture in which the bone collapses is called a compression fracture. This is known as a greenstick fracture.Īn avulsion fracture is when a piece of bone detaches from the main bone, usually because of being torn away by the tendon that attaches a muscle to a bone. In the case of an open fracture, the broken bone may pierce the skin surface. Young bone is softer and more able to bend than adult bone, so children's bones often fracture on one side but bend on the other. A break or crack in a bone is called a fracture. If you have an open fracture your bone breaks through your skin. The break may run along the shaft of the bone (longitudinal fracture), or the bone may be shattered into pieces (comminuted fracture). Your healthcare provider will classify your fracture as either open or closed. A fracture may be a straight break across the bone (transverse fracture), slanting (oblique fracture) or winding (spiral fracture). Fractures can affect any bone in the body.īones can fracture in a number of different ways.
#Also called a closed fracture cracked#
A broken or cracked bone is known as a fracture.
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