Letter F

Fracture

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<B>Fracture:</B> A break in bone or cartilage.

Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired disease of bone such as osteoporosis or by abnormal formation of bone in a disease such as osteogenesis imperfecta ('brittle bone disease').

Fractures are classified according to their character and location as, for example, a greenstick fracture of the radius.

NTER><IMG height=310 alt='Typical Bone Fractures illustration - Fracture' src='http://images.medicinenet.com/images/illustrations/typical_fractures.jpg' width=480></CENTER> </P> See also: Greenstick fracture; Spiral fracture; Comminuted fracture; Transverse fracture; Compound fracture; Compression fracture.

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