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Do you treat a dislocation the same way you treat a fracture?

No, a broken bone can include surgery while a fracture can include a cast for the body to heal the fracture itself.


What type of fracture has bone protding from the skin?

A fracture in which the bone protrudes through the skin is known as an open fracture or compound fracture. This type of fracture poses a higher risk of infection due to the exposure of bone and tissue to the external environment. Immediate medical attention is necessary to properly treat the injury and prevent complications.


How do you treat a fracture?

aligning broken ends of bone, surgery, plaster cast, splint


What is the difference between fracture and X-ray?

The XRAY is the EMR used to detect a fracture in your bone and a fracture refers to a broken bone in your body.


Which is the name for a broken bone?

A broken bone is often called a "fracture" or "bone fracture". Some examples from the Wikipedia entry on bone fracture. * Complete Fracture- A fracture in which bone fragments separate completely. * Incomplete Fracture- A fracture in which the bone fragments are still partially joined. * Linear Fracture- A fracture that is parallel to the bone's long axis. * Transverse Fracture- A fracture that is at a right angle to the bone's long axis. * Oblique Fracture- A fracture that is diagonal to a bone's long axis. * Compression Fracture-A fracture that usually occurs in the vertebrae. * Spiral Fracture- A fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted. * Comminuted Fracture- A fracture causing many fragments. * Compacted Fracture- A fracture caused when bone fragments are driven into each other * Open Fracture- A fracture when the bone reaches the skin * Bug fracture- A fracture when the bone is in place, but the fracture has the appearance of a crushed insect.


A bone fracture where the bone is broken into many fragments is?

a type of bone fracture producing many bone fragments is?


What is the name for a fracture in which one bone fragment is driven into the other?

A bone fracture where the bone fragments are driven into each other is called a "Compacted Fracture".


What is the proper name for a broken bone?

A fracture for a broken bone. If the bone is broken badly enough to stick out through the skin it is called a compound fracture.


When a bone breaks What is it called?

When a bone breaks, it is called a fracture.


A bone fracture perpendicular to the bone's axis is called what?

transverse fracture


What type of fracture is characterized by fragmentation of the bone?

When a bone is fractured in such a manner that the bone fragments, it is typically called a comminuted bone fracture.


When a bone breaks it is called?

Fracture and/or stress fracture. Stress Fracture implies that it is just a crack in the bone, whereas a fracture implies a complete breakage or separation of the bone.