bone fractures
Cracks in skeleton
Bone fractures are breaks or cracks in bones, ranging from hairline fractures that barely disrupt the surface to compound fractures where bone pierces through skin.
The term covers everything from stress fractures in athletes' feet to catastrophic breaks from falls or collisions: The X-ray revealed multiple bone fractures in her wrist.
- avulsionForcible tissue separation
- compartment syndromeEnclosed muscle pressure emergency
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- greenstickBone bends, partly breaks
- comminutedShattered into particles
trauma · fall injury · hairline · hairline crack · clean break · x-ray imaging · casting · compound · periosteum · callus · osteoblasts · stress · swelling · transverse · oblique · splinting · bruising · displaced
- injuriesbruise, sprain, fractures, concussion, contusion
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injury type
bone fracturessprains
Torn or stretched ligaments
dislocations · ligament tears · contusions · cartilage damage · bruises