Open or compound fracture. The skin may be pierced by the bone or by a blow that breaks the skin at the time of the fracture. The bone may or may not be visible in the wound.
Transverse fracture. The fracture is at right angles to the long axis of the bone.
Greenstick fracture. Fracture on one side of the bone, causing a bend on the other side of the bone.
Comminuted fracture. A fracture that results in three or more bone fragments.
spiral - the break spirals around the bone; common in a twisting injury
oblique - diagonal break across the bone
compression - the bone is crushed, causing the broken bone to be wider or flatter in appearance
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