PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Spiral fractures are a type of broken bone. They happen when one of your bones is broken with a twisting motion. They create a fracture line that wraps around your bone and looks like a corkscrew. You might see spiral fractures referred to as complete fractures.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -A spiral fracture is incurred when a torque is directed along the axis of a limb or shaft. Planes perpendicular to the axis are unaffected, but those parallel are twisted, which causes pure tensile forces in one part of the limb, pure compressive forces in another.

Detailed explanation-4: -Oblique Fracture: the break has a curved or sloped pattern. Pathologic Fracture: caused by a disease that weakens the bones. Spiral Fracture: one part of the bone has been twisted at the break point.

Detailed explanation-5: -32-A2 Simple oblique fractures of the femoral diaphysis Spiral and oblique fractures are usually caused by torsional forces. They typically occur after a sudden turn during running, while playing.