She served in the US Army for over 30 year, retiring in Sept 2000. As a CSM, Karen was cited for exceptionally meritorious service while assigned as the Command Sergeant Major, of William Beaumont Army Medical Center, and was presented the Legion of Merit for her outstanding service, to the US Army and the United States of America.
A fracture is the separation of an object or material into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress. The fracture of a solid almost always occurs due to the development of certain displacement discontinuity surfaces within the solid.
A fracture is a broken bone. As there is cartilage at the end of many bones at the joint, a fracture may also include a break in the cartilage. Fractures and broken bones are the same thing. It seems that many believe that a fracture is a lesser injury or an incomplete break in the bone, but this is not correct.