That question drives me crazy! Fractured is a medical term for broken. A fracture is no better than a break. There are bunches of different named fractures but the bottom line is that they are all broken bones, just different kinds of breaks.
Greenstick fractures, incomplete fractures, colles fractures, on and on. Most are named after someone.
I'm sure a lot of people will not agree.
2006-07-20 09:21:17 · 6 answers · asked by Chloe 6 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
In popular english, people see "fracture" as not completely broken. It seems better (under this understanding) for something to be merely "fractured" than just completely broken.
2006-07-20 09:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fractured or broken, it still hurts. But there are so many medical shows out there now, maybe people will learn that fractured=broken. Maybe if they see it on House, people will understand.
Fractured, to me, has sort of an architectural feel to it, I guess because it's Latin. It has a different connotation than broken, more like cracks in a wall or a crumbling column. Or maybe that's just how I hear it.
2006-07-20 11:26:25 · answer #2 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I agree with you. It's a play on words, and many people don't know that a fracture and a break are the same thing.
2006-07-20 09:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree... But its still better to brake completely and then heal. The other fractures just allow the bone to become weaker and weaker...
2006-07-20 09:25:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
and then there are fractures that wont even show up on x-ray, and need a bone scan
2006-07-20 11:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drives me nuts too. That, and when people say "I have a low grade fever" and then tell you it is 96.4... Grrrr.
2006-07-20 10:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by emmadropit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋