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Is a broken bone or a fractured bone worse?
In general, a broken bone and a fractured bone are the same thing and doctors will use the terms interchangeably.
What is the difference between fractured and a normal bone?
More or less the same difference between a broken pencil and an unbroken pencil, except the bone has the potential to heal.
Is a fractured proximal phalanx considered a broken toe or foot?
A phalanx is a toe bone. Thus a fractured proximal phalanx is a broken toe.
When a fractured bone heals it leaves a thickened region as?
Callus!
What is a broken bone protruding called?
When the fractured bone protrudes from the skin, this is known as a compound fracture.
Is it true that pain that is felt when a bone is fractured comes from nerve or tendon damage and not from the actual bone that bones themselves actually have no feeling?
The pain is not from the nerve or tendon but from the periosteum sheath over the bone that is damaged in a broken/fractured bone.
Where and why do you use xrays?
You get an xray taken at a hosbital and it is used to see if you have a fractured or broken bone
What happens when a bone is broken?
It doesn't work and the bone has been fractured or split into two and you usually have to go to the doctor to get it fixed
What is the difference in a fractured bone and a broken bone?
A cracked rib is only partially broken; the rib is still mostly intact and able to do its job, and doesn't need (or have) any special treatment except not doing what cracked it in the first place. A broken rib is more dangerous, as there are two loose ends floating around that may pierce internal organs and do a lot more damage to you. It requires medical attention to ensure this does not happen, but there is not much more that can be done than keep an eye on it.
Is fractured the same as broken?
Yes, "fractured" and "broken" are often used interchangeably to describe a bone that is cracked or damaged. Both terms can be used to refer to a bone that has experienced a break or disruption in its structure.
How Do you Know if you have a broken back?
you are paralized from the fracture down, but if you have to ask if you have a fractured bone you probably don't
When your nose is broken what breaks if it hasn't got a bone?
There is a bone in the nose and that is what breaks. See the link below ( elevating a fractured nose)
