Bone Fracture Links

• Fracture- a break in a bone or cartilage.
• Avulsion Fracture - when a tendon attaches a muscle to a bone and then pulls some of the bone away.
• Buckle fracture - when the bone bends but does not suffer a break. This type of fracture typically occurs in children.
• Comminuted Fracture - when a bone breaks into two or more pieces, or is crushed.
• Compound Fracture - when the fractured bone punctures the skin. May also be called an Open Fracture.
• Greenstick Fracture - when the bone suffers a crack to only one side, leaving it injured but intact.
• Hairline Fracture - when the bone is cracked, but the bones are still connected.
• Simple Fracture - when the bone is cracked and then separates, causing little damage to the soft tissue.
• Single fracture - when the bone is fractured in only one location.
• Reduction -a variety of treatments to realign a fractured bone.
• Closed reduction is completed without surgery. This type of reduction is the more common choice.
• Open reduction requires surgery. During the procedure the surgeon may add pins, plates, or screws to the affected bone to straighten and strengthen it.
• Ankle fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the ankle.
• Foot fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the foot.
• Arm fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the arm.
• Humerus - the upper arm bone between the shoulder and elbow.
• Radius - forearm bone between the elbow and wrist, a break in this bone is common for children.
• Ulna - forearm bone between the elbow and wrist, a break in this bone is common for children.
• Hip fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the hip.
• Pelvis fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the pelvis.
• Intertrochanteric fracture - one of the two types of pelvic fractures; a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones located below the femoral neck.
• Femoral neck fracture - one of the two types of pelvic fractures; a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the femoral neck located in the hip.
• Leg fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the leg.
• Metatarsal - finger bones that construct the hand.
• Femur - the long upper leg bone located between the pelvis and the knee (the thigh bone).
• Tibia - the inner leg bone located between the knee and the ankle (shin bone).
• Tibia plateau fracture - when the top of the tibia is broken where it joins the knee cap.
• Rib fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the rib.
• Shoulder fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the shoulder.
• Collar bone fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the collar bone.
• Scapula - two flat bones that together form the shoulder blades.
• Clavicle - two thin bones that join the scapula and the sternum (the collar bone).
• Wrist fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the wrist .
• Hand fracture - a hairline fracture, or shattering of the bones in the hand.
• Metacarpal fracture - fracture to the small metacarpal bones in the hand.
• Fractured fingers - a break in one or more of the bones in the finger.
• Colles fracture - a fracture in the main bone in the radius or the ulna, both located in the lower arm.
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - expansion of tendons in the wrist resulting in pain to the hand.