During soccer practice, Sadie tripped and tried to stop her fall with her outstretched arms. Her humerus broke and the broken ends were forced into each other. Sadie suffered a(n) __________ fracture.

Respuesta :

Answer:

Impact fracture

Explanation:

A fracture is an injury where a bone in the body is partially or completely broken.

Some of the types of fractures are

Hairline fracture: A fracture where a bone has partially broken

Oblique fracture: Where the bone breaks diagonally to the bone's longitudinal axis.

Impact fracture: When a fractured bone is pushed together with the force of the injury it is called an impact fracture.

The situation described here is a case of impact fracture.