A crack in a bone which does not break the bone to pieces.

A crack in a bone which does not break the bone to pieces.

• A. Spiral fracture
• B. Transverse fracture
• C. Linear fracture
• D. Oblique fracture

Answer: (C)

A crack that does not split the bone into pieces fits an incomplete fracture, described as a linear fracture. The line runs along the length of the bone and appears as a thin fissure rather than a full break that creates separate bone segments. The other patterns—spiral, transverse, and oblique—typically describe complete fractures where the bone is divided into two or more pieces by a single fracture line that crosses the bone. So the crack-without-separation scenario is best described as a linear fracture.

A crack that does not split the bone into pieces fits an incomplete fracture, described as a linear fracture. The line runs along the length of the bone and appears as a thin fissure rather than a full break that creates separate bone segments. The other patterns—spiral, transverse, and oblique—typically describe complete fractures where the bone is divided into two or more pieces by a single fracture line that crosses the bone. So the crack-without-separation scenario is best described as a linear fracture.