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what is a break in a bone?
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a fracture
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what is caused by disease such as osteoporosis?
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a pathologic fracture |
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what is caused by an accident or unusual force? |
traumatic fracture |
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what are tiny breaks caused by repetitive motion and stress AKA shin splints? |
stress fractures
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what fracture is a break where the ends of the bone do not break through the skin? |
simple fracture
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what fracture is where one or both ends of the bone penetrate the skin?
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compound fracture |
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what is crucial to healing a fracture? |
forming and maintaining the cartilage |
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why is proper blood calcium levels important to the body? |
nerve cell function blood clotting |
