Editing Bone fracture (section)

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{{Short description|Physical damage to the continuity of a bone}}
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A '''bone fracture''' (abbreviated '''FRX''' or '''Fx''', '''F<sub>x</sub>''', or '''#''') is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of any [[bone]] in the body. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several fragments, known as a ''comminuted fracture''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Official CPC Certification Study Guide|last=Katherine|first=Abel|publisher=American Medical Association|year=2013|pages=108}}</ref> An open fracture (or compound fracture) is a bone fracture where the broken bone breaks through the skin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Open Fractures - OrthoInfo - AAOS |url=https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/open-fractures/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.orthoinfo.org}}</ref> 

A bone fracture may be the result of high force [[Impact force|impact]] or [[Stress fracture|stress]], or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as [[osteoporosis]], [[osteopenia]], [[bone cancer]], or [[osteogenesis imperfecta]], where the fracture is then properly termed a [[pathologic fracture]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=Daniel K. |last1=Witmer |first2=Silas T. |last2=Marshall |first3=Bruce D. |last3=Browner |chapter=Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KYstDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA462 |pages=462–504 |editor1-first=Courtney M. |editor1-last=Townsend |editor2-first=R. Daniel |editor2-last=Beauchamp |editor3-first=B. Mark |editor3-last=Evers |editor4-first=Kenneth L. |editor4-last=Mattox |year=2016 |title=Sabiston Textbook of Surgery |edition=20th |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-0-323-40163-0 |access-date=4 December 2016 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117143917/https://books.google.com/books?id=KYstDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA462 |url-status=live }}</ref> Most bone fractures require urgent medical attention to prevent further injury.