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greenstick fracture
[ green-stik ]
noun
- an incomplete fracture of a long bone, in which one side is broken and the other side is still intact.
greenstick fracture
/ ˈɡriːnˌstɪk /
noun
- a fracture in children in which the bone is partly bent and splinters only on the convex side of the bend
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Origin of greenstick fracture1
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Origin of greenstick fracture1
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The clavicle or humerus may sustain greenstick fracture from the child being lifted by the arms; the femur, by a fall.
The clavicle and the bones of the forearm are those most frequently the seat of greenstick fracture (Fig. 41).
There may be an angular displacement—for example, in greenstick fracture.
In either case, the bending may be increased by the traction of muscles, and sometimes by the occurrence of greenstick fracture.
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