What is the difference between a really bad bruise and a bone fracture?

Question

Please provide symptoms for each and compare them for me.

Answer 1

A bone bruise is just bleeding within the bone.

"A bone bruise results from compressive forces incurred during an injury. The damaged area occurs in the medullary portion of the bone and can be accompanied by bleeding and swelling."

http://www.pennhealth.com/ency/imagepages/19649.htm?articleID=007213

A bone fracture is a broken bone....whether it is broken all the way through the bone or only broken partially through.

"A bone fracture is a medical condition in which a bone becomes cracked, splintered, or bisected as a result of physical trauma."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_fracture

"The most common symptoms are:

***swelling around the injured area
***loss of function in the injured area
***bruising around the injured area
***deformity of a limb"

http://www.mamashealth.com/bodyparts/fracture.asp