fracture - a break in the bone, fissure - a crack on the surface of a bone , displaced - with this kind of break, bones are forced from their normal anatomical position, that is they are ... , cast - following a break, this can be used to stop bones moving, traction - the force used to pull bones back into alignment, whiplash - an injury to the neck often due to a sudden forward and backward jerking movement in a car accident , sprain - an injury to a joint due to a sudden movement, leading to the partial tearing of a ligament, dislocation - a drastic shift of two bone ends out of their normal position, greenstick fracture - a partial crack and bend in a bone , Colles fracture  - a very common extra-articular fracture of the distal radius that occur as the result of a fall onto an outstretched hand, oblique fracture - a bone is broken on an angle, pins - these are used together with screws when a bone is badly broken in several places, hip replacement - a surgery to replace a damaged or worn-out hip joint, prosthesis - an artificial joint or limb , hairline fracture - a small crack or severe bruise within a bone, open fracture - a broken bone breaks through the skin , subluxation - the partial dislocation of a joint, where the head of a bone has partly escaped from the socket, strain - overstretched muscle, tendon or ligament, crutches - a pair of these help you walk when you have a leg injury, reduction - or realignment, when a broken bone must be put in the correct position by surgical manipulation,

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