Greenstick fracture is best described as:

• A. A complete break with the bone separated.
• B. A bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children.
• C. A fracture caused by twisting forces.
• D. A fracture that only affects soft tissue.

Answer: (B)

Greenstick fractures occur when a bone bends and cracks but does not break all the way through. This is common in children because their bones are more flexible. In this type of injury, one side of the bone cracks (the side under tension), while the other side may bend or remain intact, so the fracture is incomplete rather than a full break. It's often seen in the forearm bones of kids.

Why this fits the description: it’s not a complete separation of the bone, which would be a full fracture; it isn’t caused by twisting forces (that would be a spiral fracture); and it isn’t describing soft tissue injury.