spiral fracture
Rotational bone injury
A spiral fracture is a bone break caused by twisting force, producing a helical crack that winds around the bone's shaft like a corkscrew.
These fractures commonly occur in the long bones of the leg or arm during sports injuries or falls where one part of the limb stays fixed while another rotates.
In forensic and medical contexts, spiral fractures in young children may suggest abuse, since such injuries rarely result from typical childhood accidents.
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- broken boneCracked skeletal element
- long boneTubular skeletal element
- twistingRotating with distortion
- torqueRotational force measurement
break · tibia · femur · trauma · rotation · injury · sports injury · cast · splint · hairline · oblique · torsion · snap · pediatric · child abuse · abuse · emergency room · heal
spiral fracturesimple fracture
Break with intact skin
clean break · hairline fracture · greenstick fracture · compression fracture · stress fracture
spiral, spirals, spiraled, spiraling, spirally, fracture, fractures, fractured, fracturing