Bone fracture
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. 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.
| Bone fracture | |
|---|---|
| Other names | broken bone, bone break |
| Internal and external views of an arm with a compound fracture, both before and after surgery | |
| Specialty | Orthopedics |
| Diagnostic method | X-ray, MRI |
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