ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Spiral fractures happen when a fracture winds around the length of your bone-like a spiral staircase. They can be caused by, falls, accidents and sports injuries when your bones are twisted with great force (like getting tackled in football).

Detailed explanation-2: -Stress Fracture: this is a fracture brought about by repeated actions which increase pressure on the bones; these are most common in athletes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spiral fractures of the humerus in ball throwers are rare clinical entities that can be confused with pathologic fractures. These fractures have been reported in various throwing sports, arm wrestling, and hand grenade throwing. They most commonly occur in the distal third of the humerus in young, active individuals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most spiral fractures involve the long bones of the legs such as the femur, tibia and fibula, but can also include the long bones of the arm including the humerus, ulna and radius.

Detailed explanation-5: -Greenstick fractures are another common type of fracture that happen in children, because of how soft their bones are. Spiral fractures are most likely to occur in these bones: tibia, or shinbone. fibula, or the short bone in your calf that is parallel to the tibia.