Editing Bone fracture (section)

==Children==
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In children, whose bones are still developing, there are risks of either a growth plate injury or a [[greenstick fracture]].
* A greenstick fracture occurs due to mechanical failure on the tension side. That is since the bone is not so brittle as it would be in an adult, it does not completely fracture, but rather exhibits bowing without complete disruption of the bone's [[Cortex (anatomy)|cortex]] in the surface opposite the applied force.
* Growth plate injuries, as in [[Salter-Harris fractures]], require careful treatment and accurate reduction to make sure that the bone continues to grow normally.
* [[Plasticity (physics)|Plastic deformation]] of the bone, in which the bone permanently bends, but does not break, also is possible in children. These injuries may require an [[osteotomy]] (bone cut) to realign the bone if it is fixed and cannot be realigned by closed methods.
* Certain fractures mainly occur in children, including fracture of the [[clavicle]] and [[Supracondylar humerus fracture|supracondylar fracture of the humerus]].{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}