What type of fracture is characterized by bone jutting through the skin?

Answer 1

This type of fracture is called a compound fracture. There are a few other types of fractures, which are listed below:

1. Greenstick - Incomplete fracture. The broken bone is not completely separated.
2. Transverse - The break is in a straight line across the bone.
3. Spiral - The break spirals around the bone; common in a twisting injury.
4. Oblique - Diagonal break across the bone.
5. Compression - The bone is crushed, causing the broken bone to be wider or flatter in appearance.
6. Comminuted - The break is in three or more pieces and fragments are present at the fracture site.
7. Segmental - The same bone is fractured in two places, so there is a "floating" segment of bone.