What are fractures?

Terms you should know

Fracture : Break in the bone.
Hairline fracture : Slight crack as thin as a hair. 
Simple fracture : Fracture with a single break in the bone without a wound on the skin. 
Compound fracture : Fracture in which there is a break in the bone with an open wound on the skin. 
Comminuted fracture : fracture in which there are multiple fractures or multiple pieces of bone. 

What are Fractures ?

If more pressure is put on a bone than it can bear, it splits or breaks. A break of any size is called a fracture. When broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture or compound fracture. A stress fracture is a hairline crack that usually develops because of repeated pressure against the bones. 

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