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View Craig Hacking's current disclosuresFracture length describes one type of fracture displacement in which there has been a separation of the distal fracture fragment in relation to the proximal portion along the length of the long axis of the bone.
distraction is when the fragments are separated from each other (common in fractures where the proximal portion attaches to a strong tendon e.g. triceps distracting a olecranon fracture)
depression or impaction is when the fragments are telescoped into each other (shortening)
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