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2018-01-09 17:40:19
I "broke" my scaphoid and I was just wondering if there is a difference between a break and a fracture.
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Both are fractures... The appropriate word is cortical break or incomplete fracture.. And a fracture involves both the bony cortices. Also called complete fracture.
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Both are treated in similar lines. Incomplete fractures have union issues.

Answered2018-01-10 07:48:59

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If displaced then fracture otherwise crack

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