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What is the difference between a regular fracture and a greenstick fracture?
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The severity.: Most people consider a "regular" fracture to mean a bone that is visably, obviously broken on x-ray. "greenstick" fractires are incomplete fractures or cracks in the bone. They can be referred to as incomplete, or stress fractures as well.
Answered 10/22/2012
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