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greenstick fracture
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greenstick fracture
a fracture in children in which the bone is partly bent and splinters only on the convex side of the bend
greenstick fracture [′grēn‚stik ‚frak·chər]
(medicine)
An incomplete fracture of a long bone, seen in children; the bone is bent but splintered only on the convex side.
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Greenstick fractures occur when the bone is bent, which results in a fracture of the convex side while the concave side remains intact.
Pediatric skeletal trauma--plain film to MRI by Hussain, Hesham M.; Barnes, Craig E. / Applied Radiology
Classical radiographs demonstrating the appearance of compression fractures, comminuted fractures, compound fractures, segmental fractures, spiral fractures, greenstick fractures, torus fractures, and stress fractures were examined.
RAD-1. A look at fractures by Ketchum, Mike / Southern Medical Journal
When failure does occur, greenstick fractures, which do not occur in adults, are common.
Sports medicine in youth athletes by Gross, Richard H. / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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