Translations:Frakturen/13/en

In a transverse fracture the fracture line is transverse to the long axis of the affected bone. It is a complete fracture, often caused by direct application of force to the fixed limb. The opposite of transverse fracture is longitudinal fracture, in which case the fracture line runs along the longitudinal axis of the bone. If the fracture line runs obliquely to the longitudinal axis, it is an oblique fracture. The angles may vary. An oblique fracture often results from an oblique force applied to the limb, similar to the transverse fracture. The fourth subdivision based on the course of the fracture line is the spiral fracture (torsion fracture). Spiral fracture is a bone fracture with a spiral fracture line. It is caused by twisting of the fixed limb.