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Essay / Types of Bone Fracture - 790
An avulsion fracture occurs when bone fragments are torn from their original position. It can occur by a violent contraction of the muscle, causing it to tear away part of the bone attached to the muscle. . This fracture is common in the knee and shoulder joints. An impacted fracture is a condition in which one of the broken fragments of the bone becomes stuck in another bone. This fracture usually occurs in an area of spongy bone. A fissure fracture is the breakage of the bone that occurs parallel to the long axis of the bone and finally we have the green stick fracture, this is a fracture in which the bones bend and crack. This mainly occurs in children because their bones are softer and more flexible. (Schultz,