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A fracture in which a fragment of bone has been pulled away by a tendon and its attachment
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Avulsion
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A fracture in which bone has splintered into several fragments
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Comminuted
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A fracture in which bone has been compressed (seen in vertebral fractures)
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Compression
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A fracture in which fragments are driven inward (seen frequently in fractures of skull and facial bones)
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Depressed
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A fracture through the epiphysis
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Epiphyseal
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A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken and the other side is bent
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Greenstick
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A fracture in which a bone fragment is driven into another bone fragment
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Impacted
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A fracture occuring at an angle across the bone (less stable than a transverse fracture)
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Oblique
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A fracture in whichdamage also involves the skin or mucous membranes also called a 'compound fracture'
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Open
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A fracture that occurs through an area of diseased bone and can occur without trauma or fall
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Pathogenic
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A fracture that remains contained with no disruption of the skin integrity
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Simple
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A fracture that twists around the shaft of the bone
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Spiral
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A fracture that results from repeated loading of bone and muscle
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Stress
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A fracture that is straight across the bone shaft
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Transverse
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_____ is a musculotendinous injury
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Strain
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