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Chalk stick

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

For illustration purposes.

Photo

A traditional piece of chalk for us on a blackboard.

It is broken (fracture) in one place due its brittle nature.

Photo courtesy of Mr Roger Bickle, Melton Mowbray.

Case Discussion

A chalk stick fracture gets its name from the manner a bone breaks like a piece of chalk.

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