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Broken Leg Learning Center

If more pressure is put on a bone than it can stand, it will split or break. A break of any size is called a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound fracture. A stress fracture is a hairline crack i...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 2, 2009
A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A break in the normal structure of a bone. Bone fractures most often result from an accidental injury, although they may be caused by repeated stress from such activities as walking, dancing, or marching, or by medical conditions that weaken the b...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
A fracture is a crack or break in a bone. It results from the application of excessive force through injuries, such as a fall or a hard blow.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force. An injury may be classified as a fracture-dislocation when a fracture involves the bony structures of any joint with associated dislocation o...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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