What is the term given for a fracture where a splintered bone is forced into another neighboring bone?

Stress fracture

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Compound fracture

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Impacted fracture

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Complete fracture

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The correct option is C
Impacted fracture

Impacted fracture.

One end of fractured bone is forcefully driven into the interior of the ohtrer In an impacted fracture, the affected bone shatters and the resulting fragments are driven into the bone pieces.

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