What Is a Greenstick Fracture? A greenstick fracture is a type of broken bone. A bone cracks on one side only, not all the way through the bone. It is called a "greenstick" fracture because it can ...
However, the patient sustained extensive abrasions to the back and the left shoulder, a closed deformity of the left clavicle and a swollen, but stable right knee. The patient was neurovascularly ...