The break of a bone that has been weakened by disease is a ________fracture; when a broken end of the bone pierces the skin, the fracture is ________.

A. pathologic, simple.
B. pathologic; compound
C. epiphyseal; stress
D. greenstick; simple
E. stress; greenstick


Answer: B

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