MUSCLE NERVE CARTILAGE BONE
BONE FORMATION JOINTS
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bending and incomplete break of a bone
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often seen in children
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Turns the skin around the break green.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A greenstick fracture occurs when a bone bends and cracks, instead of breaking completely into separate pieces. The fracture looks similar to what happens when you try to break a small, “green” branch on a tree. Most greenstick fractures occur in children younger than 10 years of age.
Detailed explanation-2: -Greenstick fractures have a high risk of breaking completely through the bone, so most of these types of fractures are immobilized in a cast during healing. On occasion, your doctor may decide that a removable splint could work just as well, particularly if the break is mostly healed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most common cause of a greenstick fracture is a fall. Most children develop greenstick fractures in their arms, because they try to catch themselves as they fall.
Detailed explanation-4: -Greenstick fractures (willow breaks) have been reported in fossils of the large carnivorous dinosaur Allosaurus fragilis. Greenstick fractures are found in the fossil remains of Lucy, the most famous specimen of Australopithecus afarensis, discovered in Ethiopia in 1974.