A parent asks the nurse to explain what the pediatrician meant by greenstickfracture. The nurse will explain that a greenstick fracture is one in which the bone has:
a. snapped into two separate pieces
b. a break through the periosteum and bone on one side but the other side is intact and only bends
c. a fracture line at a right angle to the long axis of the bone and which is on the shaft of the bone
d. a fracture line slanting, or diagonal, across the bone
B
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A Incorrect. A greenstick fracture is not one in which the bone has snapped into two separate pieces. This is a description of a complete fracture.
B Correct. A greenstick fracture is one in which the bone has a break through the periosteum and bone on one side but the other side is intact and only bends.
C Incorrect. A greenstick fracture is not one in which there is a fracture line at a right angle to the long axis of the bone and which is on the shaft of the bone. This is the definition of a transverse fracture.
D Incorrect. A greenstick fracture is not one in which the bone has a fracture line slanting, or diagonal, across the bone. This is a description of an oblique fracture.
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