Fracture

1. Complete

1.1. acc.to Soft tissue damage

1.1.1. Simple (closed)

1.1.2. Compound (open)

1.1.2.1. First degree

1.1.2.2. Second degree

1.1.2.3. Third degree

1.1.3. Complicated

1.2. New Topic

1.3. acc.to No. of fracture line

1.3.1. Single

1.3.2. multiple (segmental)

1.3.3. Comminuted

1.4. acc.to shape of fracture line

1.4.1. Transverse

1.4.2. Oblique

1.4.3. Spiral

1.4.4. Longitudinal

1.5. acc.to location of fracture

1.5.1. diaphyseal

1.5.2. metaphyseal

1.5.3. physeal

1.5.4. epiphyseal

1.6. acc.to displacement of fragment

1.6.1. Transverse

1.6.2. Longitudinal

1.6.3. Overlapped

1.6.4. angular

1.6.5. Avulsed

1.6.6. Impacted

1.6.7. Compressed

1.6.8. depressed

2. Stable

2.1. Transverse

2.2. Green-stick

2.3. Impacted

3. Incomplete

3.1. Green-stick

3.2. Fissure

3.3. Star

3.4. Deferred

3.5. Splintered (partial)

4. Unstable

4.1. Oblique

4.2. Spiral

4.3. multiple