Match the following:

A) Comminuted
B) Greenstick
C) Spiral

1) An incomplete fracture or cracking of the bone without actual separation of the parts. Common in children.
2) Bone fragments into many pieces.
3) Common sports fracture resulting from a twisting force.


1) B Greenstick
2) A Comminuted
3) C Spiral

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