bone fracture
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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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Research
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- 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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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.