| A | B |
|---|
| Pott's fracture | occurs at the ankle and affects both bones of the leg |
| Comminuted fracture | shatter the affected area into a multitude of bony fragments |
| Transverse fracture | break a shaft bone across its long axis |
| Spiral fracture | produced by twisting stresses that spread along the length of the bone |
| Displaced fracture | produce new and abnormal bone arrangements |
| Nondisplaced fracture | retain the normal alignment of the bones or fragments |
| Colles' fracture | typically the result of reaching out to cushion a fall |
| Greenstick fracture | only one side of the shaft is broken, and the other is bent. Generally occurs in children |
| Epiphyseal fracture | tend to occur where the bone matrix is undergoing calcification and chondryocytes are dying |
| Compression fractures | occurs in vertebrae subjected to extreme stresses, as when you land on your seat in a fall |
