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Bone fracture
Bone fracture: a complete or incomplete break in bone continuity. Also called broken bone; open (compound) or closed. Classified by AO/OTA and Gustilo-Anderson systems; heals via inflammatory, reparative, remodeling stages.
Gustilo open fracture classification
Gustilo-Anderson classification: the standard 1976, 1984-modified grading of open fractures into Types I, II, IIIA, IIIB, IIIC by wound size, soft tissue damage, contamination, and vascular injury, guiding antibiotics and debridement.
Salter–Harris fracture
Salter–Harris fracture: growth plate (physeal) fracture in children, classified into five types by Salter and Harris in 1963; type II is most common (about 75%), and these injuries make up 15–18% of pediatric fractures.