Virtually all bones are susceptible to fracturing whether you are a human or an animal- we all break! The most common long bones that are prone to fracturing are the humerus, radius, femur and tibia.
Veterinary surgeons categorize these fractures into different categories: Closed (simple), Open (compound), comminuted fracture, epiphyseal (growth plate), greenstick (hairline), or pathologic fracture.
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