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====Fracture pattern==== {{main|List of fracture patterns}} * Linear fracture β a fracture that is parallel to the bone's long axis * Transverse fracture β a fracture that is at a right angle to the bone's long axis * Oblique fracture β a fracture that is diagonal to a bone's long axis (more than 30Β°) * [[Spiral fracture]] β a fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted * [[Compression fracture]]/[[wedge fracture]] β usually occurs in the vertebrae, for example when the front portion of a [[vertebra]] in the spine collapses due to [[osteoporosis]] (a medical condition which causes bones to become brittle and susceptible to fracture, with or without trauma) * Impacted fracture β a fracture caused when bone fragments are driven into each other * [[Avulsion fracture]] β a fracture where a fragment of bone is separated from the main mass
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