a condition peculiar to children whose bones are less fragile than those of adults
A bone break in which the bone is bent but broken only on the outside of the bend.
a barely visible fracture where one side of the bone is broken and the other side bends. On an X-ray it looks like a splintered twig, or broken "green stick."
A greenstick fracture is a bone fracture seen almost exclusively in children. The term greenstick is derived from an analogy between the pliable bones of children and the flexible nature of a young twig. It usually heals after one week.
Greenstick Fracture is a pop/rock group out of Dayton, Ohio. The members include, Josh Vest, Brian Scanlon, Dan Levinson and Jeff Bowling.
