Overview of Fractures By Danielle Campagne, MD, University of California, San Francisco Reviewed / Revised Dec 2022 View Patient Education Pathophysiology Evaluation Treatment Geriatrics Essentials: Fractures Key Points Topic Resources Skeletal System Spiral Fracture of the Distal... Common types of fracture lines Transverse Fracture of the... Torus Fracture of the Finger Torus Wrist Fracture Ankle Fracture of Both Malleoli Greenstick Fracture of the... Midshaft Femur Fracture (1) Midshaft Femur Fracture (2) Spatial relationship between... Joint immobilization as acute... Examination for Some Commonly... How To Apply a Posterior... How To Apply a Knee Immobilizer How To Apply Plaster Splints How To Apply Fiberglass Splints How To Apply a Long Arm Splint How To Apply a Sugar Tong... How To Apply a Thumb Spica... How To Apply an Ulnar Gutter... How To Apply a Short Leg Cast How To Apply a Shoulder Sling... How To Do a Short Arm Cast How To Apply a Volar Arm... How To Remove a Cast A fracture is a break in a bone.