# @nickpappasmd on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZDGkzhJxE4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66345829-nickpappasmd-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/74055984ab.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-01T15:35:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nick Pappas, MD (@nickpappasmd) — https://gondola.cc/nickpappasmd

## Caption

🦴 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.

📩 Comment NEWSLETTER and I’ll send you a link to my free weekly newsletter packed with  evidence-based health information.

#orthopedicsurgery #brokenbone #fracture #bonehealth #medicalfacts

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## Tags

fracture, orthopedicsurgery, brokenbone, bonehealth, medicalfacts

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