Across
- 3. At an angle across the bone
- 5. It may be due to trauma or due to a weakening of the vertebra
- 8. A fracture that breaks through the skin
- 9. Break through both cortices
- 10. Parallel to the long axis of the bone
- 11. End of one bone becomes wedged into another bone.
Down
- 1. An incomplete fracture in which the bone is bent. Occurs most often in children
- 2. Straight across a bone at right angles to each cortex
- 4. More then 2 fracture fragments located in one area of the bone
- 6. Encircles the bone
- 7. Break through one cortex
- 9. A fracture that does not break through the skin