A fracture is a break in the bone caused by trauma or stress. There are different types of fractures including simple/closed fractures where the bone does not penetrate the skin, compound/open fractures where the bone penetrates the skin, greenstick fractures where one side of the bone is broken and the other bent, and transverse fractures where the broken bone forms a 90 degree angle to the long axis of the bone. Simple fractures have little to no damage to surrounding soft tissues.

2.  a damage to the bone that causes it to break
 it could be abbreviated as FX or Fx
 fracture could be caused by high force trauma or stress
toward the bone

4.  simple fracture could also
be called as closed fracture
 simple fracture is a fracture
where the bone does not
penetrate the skin
 it has little to none damage
to the surrounding soft
tissues

5.  the fracture that penetrates the skin is called
compound fracture
 it could also called as open fracture

6.  greenstick fracture is a
partial break
 one side of the bone is
broken and the other
side bent
 this fracture is commonly
found in children due to
their bones being soft
and malleable

7.  transverse fracture is a
complete fracture in
which the broken bone
forms a ninety degree
angle to the long axis of
the bone

8. Bio 120 ww9
Prof. Rashidah
Presentation by: Julie Ann Samano