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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sapling
Challenge: These are examples of what kind of fracture seen in pediatrics?
First image shown under GNU Free Documentation License; second image shown under Fair Use.
Wow! lots of responses - yes, it is a greenstick fracture. I like the german :) - Sapling
Greenstick fractures describe a bone that is bent with a fracture line that does not extend completely through the width of the bone. The name describes how fresh wood can break on the outside without breaking completely.
It's called a Grünholzfraktur (Greenstick fracture) in german...
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Buckle fracture!
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ReplyDeleteThis top picture is a buckle fx and the bottom pic appears to be a greenstick fx.
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Sapling
Greenstick fractures describe a bone that is bent with a fracture line that does not extend completely through the width of the bone. The name describes how fresh wood can break on the outside without breaking completely.
Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.
Keep on working, great job!
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