This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Orthopaedics
Green stick fracture is 
Select and explain. 
A. Fracture in adults, B. Complete fracture, C. Incomplete fracture, D. Fracture spine
C: Incomplete fracture
Answer: C: Incomplete fracture 
Explanation: green stick fracture is an incomplete fracture. In which bone is incompletely divided &periosteum remain in continuity .
Bone is buckled /bent.Seen in children whose bones are more springy than those of adults. 
Children also sustain injuries where bone is partially deformed (misshapen) without any crack visible. 
In complete fracture bone is split into 2 or more fragments .
compression fracture occur when cancellous bone is crumpled happen in adult & typically where this type of bone
structure is present eg;vertebral bodies ,calcaneum,tibial plateau.