🦴 Fracture vs. Break…is there actually a difference?
The answer? They’re the exact same thing.
🩻 A fracture is simply the medical term for a broken bone.
Somehow over the years, people started thinking a fracture sounds less serious than a break, but if your doctor tells you that you fractured your wrist, ankle, finger, or collarbone…that means the bone is broken.
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