Review Note

True or False

Elderly - green stick fracture 

Fall from height - wedge fracture 

Child - pond fracture 

Torture - Distal phalanx 

Osteogenesis imperfecta - Multiple injuries 

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1. Greenstick fracture occurs during infancy and childhood since their bones are soft and flexible. The fractures are often partial; involve only one cortex
2. Wedge fracture is a vertebral compression fracture occurring anteriorly and laterally. Commonly found in thoracic spine. Can be due to pathological conditions or due to trauma. Pathological conditions- ◦ osteoporosis ◦ primary tumors ◦ infections Trauma- fall from height in which the person lands on his feet or buttocks (due to extreme vertical shock)\
3. Pond fracture occurs in infants when the bones are thin and elastic. This may result from a blow of a blunt object or by the obstetrics forceps.
4. Multiple injuries —— multiple fractures osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) is an inherited disorder (AD) of type 1 collagen that results in varying degrees of bone fragility.