She served in the US Army for over 30 year, retiring in Sept 2000. As a CSM, Karen was cited for exceptionally meritorious service while assigned as the Command Sergeant Major, of William Beaumont Army Medical Center, and was presented the Legion of Merit for her outstanding service, to the US Army and the United States of America.
A fracture is the separation of an object or material into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress. The fracture of a solid almost always occurs due to the development of certain displacement discontinuity surfaces within the solid.
Transverse Fracture. A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone. Adjoining figure would illustrate. Oblique Fracture. Instead of break being at right angle, it goes in oblique direction to the long axis of the bone.The fracture is confined to one plane.