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Comminuted fracture: fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
Complete fracture: break involving the entire width of the bone
Compound fracture, open fracture: bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
Compression fracture: fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)
Depressed fracture: fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in
Displaced fracture: fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another
Fatigue fracture, stress fracture: fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury
Capillary fracture, hairline fracture: a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin
Incomplete fracture: fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
Impacted fracture: fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end
Closed fracture, simple fracture: an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin