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What's the difference between breaking a bone and fracturing a bone?

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A fractured bone is not displaced, while a broken bone has been displaced

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There is no difference between a break and a fracture. Both break and fracture refer to any instance where “the normal structure of the bone has been disrupted and damaged”

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