Bone Fractures
Complete Fracture (Radius)
Compound Fracture Complete fracture in which bone breaks through skin
Compound Fx. (tibia/fibula)
Greenstick Fx.
Galeazzi fx. Fx. distal 3rd of radius Dislocation distal ulna
5-year-old girl fell onto outstretched hand sustained Gartland Type II supracondylar humerus fx.
Colles’ Fracture (broken wrist)
X-ray of Colles’ fracture
Oblique Fracture
Mal-union resulting in fusion of radius/ulna Bone callus & fragments caused bones to ossify and fuse; prevents pronation & supination.
Comminuted Fracture of Lower Leg (21-year-old man was struck by a forklift)
Comminuted fx. (distal humerus) anterior view
Comminuted fx. humerus--lateral view
Incomplete Longitudinal Fracture (Distal Phalanx of Left Thumb)
Spiral Fracture
Pathological Fracture of femur secondary to rickets (1-year old boy)
Pathologic fx. as result of bone tumor that weakened the arm. tumor Fx.
Pathologic fx. from tumor which compromised bone’s strength.
Stress Fx. Result of overuse or stress on bone. Growth plates Fx.
Dislocation of elbow ulna radius humerus
Dislocation of Elbow Joint
Avulsion--hip (pelvis of 19-year old high school sprinter) Bony fragment pulled from pelvis at point of growth plate and muscle attachment.
Compression fx. L1 vertebral body
Thoracic Fx.
Depressed fx.