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Fracture: A break in bone or cartilage. Although usually a result of trauma, a fracture can be the result of an acquired disease of bone, such as osteoporosis, or of abnormal formation of bone in a congenital disease of bone, such as osteogenesis imperfecta ('brittle bone disease').lthough usually a result of trauma, a fracture can be the result of an acquired disease of bone, such as osteoporosis, or of abnormal formation of bone in a congenital disease of bone, such as osteogenesis imperfecta ('brittle bone disease').
Sticks and stones may break our bonesâ¦ but what exactly is a fracture? What is the difference between a broken bone and a fracture? This is a common question among our patients. The answer: a fracture and a broken bone are the same thing. The term fracture comes from the Latin fractura, which translates to a broken bit or fragment. So, all broken bones are fractures, yet fractures themselves are divided into three distinct categories: non-displaced fracture, displaced fracture, and stress fracture. Letâs review.