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In What Type of Fracture Is the Bone Splintered or Shattered

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In what type of fracture is the bone splintered or shattered into three or more fragments?


Definitions:

Cost/o

A prefix in medical terms related to ribs.

Crani/o

A prefix relating to the skull.

Arthrocentesis

A medical procedure involving the puncture of a joint space with a needle to remove synovial fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Patella

Also known as the kneecap, it is a small flat triangular bone located at the front of the knee joint.

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