A 65-year-old Hispanic female is admitted to the hospital with a pathologic,compound,transverse fracture of the femur.Which of the following statements best describes this type of fracture?
A) The fracture line is parallel to the bone.
B) The fracture line is straight across the bone.
C) The fracture line is perpendicular to the bone.
D) The fracture line is vertical to the shaft of the bone.

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A transverse fracture occurs straight across the bone.
A linear fracture runs parallel to the long axis of the bone.
A transverse fracture runs straight across the bone,not perpendicular.
A transverse fracture runs straight across the bone,not vertically.

A 65-Year-Old Hispanic Female Is Admitted to the Hospital with a Pathologic,compound,transverse