Match the type of fracture to its definition
a. Transverse
b. Oblique
c. Spiral
d. Comminuted
1. Slanting and circular, twisting around the bone shaft
2. Small fragments of bone are broken from the fractured shaft and lie in the surrounding tissue
3. Crosswise at right angles to the long axis of the bone
4. Slanting but straight between a horizontal and a perpendicular direction
ANS: C
ANS: D
ANS: A
ANS: B
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