There are many types of fractures, but the main categories are displaced, non-displaced, open, and closed. Displaced and non-displaced fractures refer to the alignment of the fractured bone.

This injury happens when your bone breaks into three or more pieces. Fractures can be open or closed. If your skin breaks open from the wound, doctors call it an open or compound fracture.

Doctors usually recommend closed reduction for mildly displaced fractures — those in which the ends of the broken bone have stayed close together. They may also use this method if open reduction ...