Fractures:

A bone fracture is the medical definition for a broken bone.

Fractures are usually caused by traumas like falls, car accidents or sports injuries. But some medical conditions and repetitive forces (like running) can increase your risk for experiencing certaing types of fractures.

What are the different types of bone fractures?

There are many different types of fractures. Your provider will diagnose a specific fracture type depending on a few criteria, including it's:

• Pattern: A fracture pattern is the medical term for the shape of a break or what it looks like.

• Cause: Some fractures are classified by how they happen.

• Body part: Where in your body your bone broke.

Wounds and injuries:

An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, htis, weapons, and more. These injuries range from minor to lfie-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street.

Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other tissues. They include cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctured skin. They often happen because of an accident, but surgery, sutures, and stitches also cause wounds. Minor wounds usually aren't serious, but it's important to clean them. Serious and infected wounds may require first aid followed by visit to your doctor. You should also seek attention if the wound is deep, you cannot close it yourslef, you cannot stop the bleeding or get dirt out, or it does not heal.

Other common types of injuries include:

• Animal bites

• Bruises

• Bums

• Dislocations

• Electrical injuries

• Fractures

• Sprains and strains