2. A fracture is a broken bone. There
are two types of fractures
◦ A Closed Fracture (or Simple Fracture) is
when the bone breaks, but there is no
open skin wound.
◦ An Open Fracture (or Compound
Fracture) is when the bone breaks and
also protrudes through the skin
3. An impacted fracture is a
fracture in which pieces of bone
are pushed into each other.
Impacted fractures are usually
caused by falling on your hands
or legs with lots of force behind
the fall.
This fracture is often seen at
the hip joint in elderly women
who have osteoporosis.
4. Take a guess about whether an impacted fracture is closed
or open before moving to the next slide.
5. Impacted Fractures are usually Closed/Simple
fractures.
6. A spiral fracture is a fracture where the
fracture line twists around the bone shaft.
This can be caused by someone trying to
twist their leg while their foot is firmly
planted.
This fracture is often seen in the tibia.
7. Take a guess about whether a spiral fracture is closed or
open before moving to the next slide.
8. A spiral fracture is usually a closed/simple
fracture.
9. A transverse fracture is break
that is straight across the
bone at a right angle; the
bone is no longer joined.
This type of fracture is
usually caused by a
strong, direct blow
10. Take a guess about whether a transverse fracture is closed
or open before moving to the next slide.
11. A transverse fracture can be either
or, depending on the force of the impact.
