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greenstick fracture

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green·stick fracture  (grnstk)
n.
A partial bone fracture, usually occurring in children, in which the bone is bent but only broken on one side.
greenstick fracture [ˈgriːnˌstɪk]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a fracture in children in which the bone is partly bent and splinters only on the convex side of the bend
[alluding to the similar way in which a green stick splinters]
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Noun1.greenstick fracture - a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side
incomplete fracture - fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
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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
Perhaps it is the young puppy with a greenstick fracture of a leg bone, who barely even winces when you touch the sore spot.
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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
 
 
 
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