A nurse in an urgent care center is caring for a child who has a forearm fracture. The parent tells the nurse that the provider said it was a greenstick fracture and asks what that means. Which of the following descriptions should the nurse provide?

A. Splintering of bone into surrounding tissue describes a comminuted fracture, not a greenstick fracture. B. Forcing bone ends toward each other describes an impacted fracture. C. Bone breaking through the skin is a compound (open) fracture. D. A greenstick fracture occurs when the bone bends and cracks partway through, without completely breaking, which is common in children due to their more flexible bones.