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fracture
(redirected from greenstick fracture)

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See: hiatus, rend, rift, split


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Greenstick fractures occur when the bone is bent, which results in a fracture of the convex side while the concave side remains intact.
Perhaps it is the young puppy with a greenstick fracture of a leg bone, who barely even winces when you touch the sore spot.
Classical radiographs demonstrating the appearance of compression fractures, comminuted fractures, compound fractures, segmental fractures, spiral fractures, greenstick fractures, torus fractures, and stress fractures were examined.
 
 
 
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