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Bookmark or Share- Fractures: Types, causes, symptoms, and treatment - Medical News TodayFractures range from small partial cracks to complete breaks and can occur in any bone. Physical trauma, overuse, and conditions such as osteoporosis are the most common causes of fractures.
- Fracture | MedlinePlusSummary. A fracture is a break, usually in a bone. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open or compound fracture. Fractures commonly happen because of car accidents, falls, or sports injuries. Other causes are low bone density and osteoporosis, which cause weakening of the bones.
- Overview of Fractures - Injuries and Poisoning - Merck Manual Consumer ...A fracture is a crack or break in a bone. Most fractures result from force applied to a bone. Fractures usually result from injuries or overuse. The injured part hurts (especially when it is used), is usually swollen, and may be bruised or look distorted, bent, or out of place.
- Bone Fractures: Types, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicOverview. Bone fractures are classified by their pattern, cause and where they happen in your body. What is a bone fracture? A bone fracture is the medical definition for a broken bone. Fractures are usually caused by traumas like falls, car accidents or sports injuries.
- Fractures (Broken Bones) - OrthoInfo - AAOSA fracture is a broken bone, the same as a crack or a break. A bone may be completely fractured or partially fractured in any number of ways (crosswise, lengthwise, in multiple pieces). Types of Fractures. Although bones are rigid, they do bend, or give, somewhat when an outside force is applied.
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