**Compound -**when the skin is broken by the Bone
Stable - when the seconds of Bone remain in alignment at the fracture
Terms used to describe in what way a Bone breaks
- Transverse - A fracture that crosses the Bone at a straight line.
- Oblique - A fracture that crosses the Bone at an angled line.
- Spiral - A fracture that spirals around the Bone.
- Segmental - When there are multiple fracture lines resulting in the Bone breaking into segments.
- Comminuted - When the Bone breaks into multiple fragments.
- Compression fractures - Specifically refer to fractures affecting the vertebrae in the spine.
- Greenstick - Typically occur in children rather than adults and involve a partial fracture where one side of the Bone bends without completely breaking.
- Buckle (torus) - Another fracture more common in children, where the Bone bends into a buckled shape under compression.
- Salter-Harris - Refers only to fractures occurring through a child’s growth plate, classified using the Salter-Harris system.