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5.2.2 Fracture-Related Terms
Closed Fracture
A fracture where the bone does not bre ak through the skin.
Open Fracture
A fracture where the bone bre aks through the skin, incre asing infection r isk.
Greenstick Fracture
An incomplete fracture common in children, where one side of the bone bends while the other bre aks.
Comminuted Fracture
A fracture where the bone is shattered into mul tiple fragments.
Reduction
The process of re aligning a fractured or disloc ated bone to its nor mal anatomic al position.
Nonunions
Failure of a fractured bone to he al proper l y.
Malunion
He aling of a fractured bone in an incor rect anatomic al position.
Stress Fracture
A small crack in the bone c aused by repetitive stress or overuse.
Pathologic Fracture
A fracture occur r ing in a bone we akened by dise ase.
Callus
New bone tissue that for ms around a fracture dur ing he aling.
