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Tipos de fractura (1)

Entre los diversos tipos de fracturas óseas se encuentran los siguientes:

• Oblicua - fractura en ángulo con el eje
• Conminuta - fractura en muchos fragmentos relativamente pequeños
• Espiral - fractura dispuesta alrededor del eje del hueso
• Compuesta o abierta - fractura que rompe la piel

Revision

Last reviewed 6/4/2011 by Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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