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bone fracture
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medical condition in which there is physical damage to the continuity of the bones
A bone fracture is when a bone breaks or cracks, interrupting its normal structure. It matters because it affects how your bones can support your body and function properly until they heal.
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Health references
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- T14.2
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Research
294,081 papers- Risk of Bone Fracture on Vegetarian and Vegan Diets.Current nutrition reports · 2024
- WNT-modulating gene silencers as a gene therapy for osteoporosis, bone fracture, and critical-sized bone defects.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2023
- Bone morphogenetic proteins in fracture repair.International orthopaedics · 2018
- Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Stimulation for Bone Fractures Healing: A Review.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2022
- Meta-bone Fracture Repair via Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis.The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice · 2020
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Clinical Trials
4,475 registered- NARECRUITINGThree Dimensional Gait Analysis and Electromyography After Stabilisation of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures Focusing on Possible Temporal Diferences in Physiological Gait Recovery Through Comparison of Open and Minimally Invasive Approaches.Masarykova Nemocnice v Usti nad Labem, Krajska Zdravotni a.s. · NCT07516834
- COMPLETEDZNN Bactiguard Cephalomedullary Nails PMCF StudyZimmer Biomet · NCT05362864
- NAUNKNOWNThe Effect of Training Prepared in Line With Fracture Liaison Service Model on Frailty in Hip Surgery PatientsAydin Adnan Menderes University · NCT05900804
- PHASE4COMPLETEDEffect of Coolant Spray on Traumatic Rib Pain of Geriatric PatientsAtaturk University · NCT04937933
- NACOMPLETEDSurgical Treatment of Hip Fractures Under Peripheral Regional AnesthesiaHelios Research Center · NCT04005404
- NAUNKNOWNEffects of Early Sleep After Action Observation and Motor Imagery After Metacarpal Fracture SurgeryIstituto Clinico Humanitas · NCT06306885
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Encyclopedic overview
A bone fracture (abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of any bone in the body. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several fragments, known as a comminuted fracture. An open fracture (or compound fracture) is a bone fracture where the broken bone breaks through the skin.
A bone fracture may be the result of high force impact or stress, or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a pathologic fracture. Most bone fractures require urgent medical attention to prevent further injury.
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