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Fractures Learning Center

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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 fr...

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Broken Hip
The hip is a common place for a fracture after a fall—especially in older people. Hip fractures are even more likely in people with osteoporosis.
Broken Arm
Visit the Broken Arm Learning Center to understand its Causes, Symptoms, Treatments and more.
Broken Leg
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.
Broken Nose
A nose fracture is a break in the bone or cartilage over the bridge, in the sidewall, or septum (line dividing the nostrils) of the nose.

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