What are the three different types of fractures that an animal can encounter?

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Simple fracture
Compound fracture and ?

There are four commonly seen fractures: closed, compound, epiphyseal (growth plate), and greenstick (hairline)

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2 Comments on What are the three different types of fractures that an animal can encounter?

  1. bashcroft82 on Tue, 16th Dec 2008 6:51 pm

    2. There are four commonly seen fractures: closed, compound, epiphyseal (growth plate), and greenstick (hairline)
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  2. Diane A on Tue, 16th Dec 2008 7:37 pm

    3. There is also a comminuted fracture (simple–1 piece, compound more pieces, comminuted–pulverized) and a compression (squashed usually due to osteoporosis)–here are pictures: pain.health-info.org/Pain%20Pages/fractures.htm
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