Fractures

1. Complete

1.1. Acc to soft tissue damage

1.1.1. Simple

1.1.2. Compound

1.1.3. Complicated

1.2. Acc to number of fracture lines :

1.2.1. Single

1.2.2. Multiple

1.3. Acc to shape of fracture line :

1.3.1. Tansverse

1.3.2. Spiral

1.3.3. Obligue

1.4. Acc to displacement of bone fragment :

1.4.1. Transverse

1.4.2. Longituidinal

1.4.3. Over lapped

1.4.4. Impacted

1.4.5. Compressed

1.4.6. Depressed

1.5. Acc to location of fracture:

1.5.1. Diaphyseal

1.5.2. Epiphyseal

1.5.3. Metaphyseal

1.5.4. Physeal

2. Incomplete

2.1. Green stick fracture

2.2. Fissure fracture

2.3. Star fracture

2.4. Splintered fracture

2.5. Deferred fracture

3. Acc to stability after replacement in normal anatomical position :

3.1. Stable

3.1.1. Transverse

3.1.2. Green stick

3.1.3. Impacted

3.2. Unstable

3.2.1. Oblique

3.2.2. Spiral

3.2.3. Multiple