#fracture__break breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
supertype: harm__injury__hurt__trauma any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
subtype: comminuted_fracture fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
subtype: complete_fracture break involving the entire width of the bone
subtype: compound_fracture__open_fracture bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
subtype: compression_fracture__compressionfracture fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)
subtype: depressed_fracture__depressedfracture fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in
subtype: displaced_fracture__displacedfracture fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another
subtype: fatigue_fracture__fatiguefracture__stress_fracture fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury
subtype: incomplete_fracture fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
subtype: greenstick_fracture a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side
subtype: impacted_fracture fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end
subtype: simple_fracture__closed_fracture an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin
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