Transverse fracture presentation bio 120

1. Bone Fractures
(AKA Broken Bones)
-They are extremely common in
childhood
-In older age bones become brittle
and if a fall occurs it’s more likely a
bone will become fractured
By: Samantha Duncan

2. Transverse Fracture
Transverse
•At right angles to a the long axis
•Extending or lying across
Transverse Fracture
•Compete Fracture
•Straight across the bone
•Fractured at right angles to
the long axis of the bone

3. Greenstick Fracture
Greenstick
•Refers to young plant branch
•More easily bent than an old
adult branch
Greenstick Fracture
•Incomplete break
•One side of bone is broken
while other side is bent
•Commonly found in children
due to softer structure

4. Spiral Fracture
Spiral
•“a plane curve traced by a point
circling about the center but at
increasing distances from the
center “
Spiral Fracture
•Fracture line spirals around the
shaft of the bone
•Injury may be by twisting
•Slow healing

5. Comminuted Fracture
Comminuted
•“reduced to small particles or
powder“
Comminuted Fracture
•Bone is shattered, splintered,
or crushed
•Resulting in small pieces or
fragments
•Slow healing

6. Oblique Fracture
Oblique
•“neither parallel nor
perpendicular nor right-angled“
Oblique Fracture
•Fractured at an angle or slant
along the bone’s axis

7. Works Cited
•http://www.essortment.com/all/greenstickfract_rfwv.htmMore easily bent than an old adult
branch
•http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-fractures-basic-informationOne side of
bone is broken while other side is bent
•Commonly found in children due to softer structure
•http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Disease-Conditions/DS00817.cfm
•http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/23/4/811/F2.expansion
•wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
•http://catalog.nucleusinc.com/generateexhibit.php?ID=734
•http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/comminuted
•http://www.ispub.com/journal/the_internet_journal_of_orthopedic_surgery/volume_3_numb
er_1_40/article_printable/highway_armed_robbery_a_major_cause_of_extremity_gunshot_in
jury_in_northeastern_nigeria.html
•http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/oblique+fracture