A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with a Greenstick Fracture

question 32

Multiple Choice

A patient has been diagnosed with a Greenstick fracture.Which of the following describes what type of fracture this is?

• A) The line of the fracture extends across the bone shaft at a right angle to the longitudinal axis.
• B) The line of the fracture extends in a spiral direction along the shaft of the bone.
• C) An incomplete fracture with more than two fragments.
• D) The line of the fracture extends in an oblique direction.

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