Oblique fracture

Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 4 Dec 2017

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Jones J, Murphy A, Weerakkody Y, et al. Oblique fracture. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Nov 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-42644

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-42644

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/42644

rID:

42644

Article created:

1 Feb 2016, Jeremy Jones ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

4 Dec 2017, Andrew Murphy ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Andrew Murphy had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

6 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Trauma

Tags:

fracture

Synonyms:

Oblique fractures

Oblique fractures are complete fractures that occur at a plane oblique to the long axis of the bone. Like transverse fractures, the term is predominantly used in the context of describing a fracture in a long bone.

Oblique fractures are particularly prone to angulation in the plane of the fracture.