I was told I had broken my elbow in 3 places the other day, and today I was told I had fractured it. What is the difference??
2007-06-13 01:18:20 · 15 answers · asked by ali 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
There is absolutely no difference between a fracture & a break. They mean exactly the same thing. There is a difference in the severity of a fracture, but it's still a break.
I know, our family has had lots of "fractures". In all of them the bone was completly in half. When my son broke his femur, it was displaced about 3". On all the medical reports it states ...fractured femur.
Don't let anyone tell you that a fracture is not as bad as a break. They obviously don't know what they're talking about
2007-06-13 05:23:18 · answer #1 · answered by tess 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont have a link but a fracture is when its ... cracked but not all the way through and a broken bone is where the bone is in more than 1 piece (with a fracture it just has a crack in it)
2016-04-01 05:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think broken bones come in three types green stick-A greenstick fracture is a common injury in children. Because a child's bone is more pliable, it is possible to bend, and not completely break; ...Compound fracture Compound fracture: A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin
the third type I can not remember the is a straight forward crack though the bone where the bone does not move
2007-06-13 05:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by Diamond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's an example.
A fracture on a dinner plate means that there is a visible crack, but the plate is still in one piece.
A broken plate is one which has come apart, (more than one piece) and can no longer be used as a plate.
In other words, a fracture is a minor "break", but a "broken bone" does not HAVE to be a fracture--it could be shattered or split in two, or worse...
2007-06-13 01:29:42 · answer #4 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A bone fracture is a medical condition in which a bone becomes broken. A bone fracture can also occur as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, certain types of cancer or Osteogenesis Imperfecta. A broken bone is not always defined as a fracture, much as a fracture is not always defined as a broken bone. A broken bone is defined as a complete severing of the bone, as in opposition to a fracture covering any type of crack or break in the bone.
2007-06-13 01:35:44 · answer #5 · answered by gardenerswv 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are both breaks but a fracture isn't as severe and many times is called a hair-line fracture because the bones aren't totally separated.
2007-06-13 01:23:34 · answer #6 · answered by KittyKat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fracture, is a broken bone.
2007-06-13 01:21:41 · answer #7 · answered by wahoo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
generally people class a crack in the bone as a fracture and a broken bone as a clean break all the way through.
I had a compound fracture (where the bone pushes together and pushes up a cracked lump of bone, and a greenstick fracture (a stright crack in the bone) in my wrist and was told it was not offially a broken bone.
2007-06-13 01:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hands up who's been to a fracture clinic.
Now hands up who's been to a broken clinic.
There you go!
2007-06-13 01:46:06 · answer #9 · answered by ♀SaintsRLFC♀ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Broken means just that broken in two separate pieces, fracture is like broken, but not sperate, it's still attached to each other
2007-06-13 01:28:29 · answer #10 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋