Closed Fracture = doesn't break the skin.
Compound Fracture = tears the skin and bone pokes out.
Greenstick Fracture = breaks part way across the bone.
Stress Fracture = small crack in bone caused by continuous stress (RSI)
Comminuted = broken in more than 2 places.
Oblique Fracture = breaks at an angle.
Impacted Fracture = bones lock together.
Transverse Fracture = break straight across.
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