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Greenstick Fractures

Greenstick Fractures. I.B. Broken July 8,2003. What is it?. It is a partial break in a bone . It is much like taking a green twig from a tree and trying to break it. How do they occur?. Falls as a youngster. They are usually the result of a sports injury. What is the treatment?.

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Greenstick Fractures

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  1. Greenstick Fractures I.B. Broken July 8,2003

  2. What is it? • It is a partial break in a bone . • It is much like taking a green twig from a tree and trying to break it.

  3. How do they occur? • Falls as a youngster. • They are usually the result of a sports injury.

  4. What is the treatment? • The injured person is normally put into a cast for two to four weeks.

  5. Bibliography • http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/childh.htm • http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/10/17/08.html • http://www.barrysclipart.com • Getchell, L., Pippin, G., Varnes,J. Perspectives on Health. United States of America: D.C. Heath,1996

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