Bone fracture

A bone fracture (sometimes abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone. A bone fracture can be the result of high force impact or stress, or trivial injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, bone cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a pathological fracture.

Although broken bone and bone break are common colloquialisms for a bone fracture, break is not a formal orthopedic term.

US President Jimmy Carter, who suffered a fall at his home in Plains, Georgia, is pictured here with First Lady Rosalynn Carter arriving at Donald Trump's inauguration January 20, 2017

Jimmy Carter Hospitalized After Another Fall

US President Jimmy Carter, who suffered a fall at his home in Plains, Georgia, is pictured here with First Lady Rosalynn Carter arriving at Donald Trump's inauguration January 20, 2017
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Osteoporosis Drugs Require Better Labeling: FDA

Warner Chilcott Plc (WCRX), Roche Holding AG (ROG), Merck **9** Co. and Novartis AG (NOVN) need to change the labeling of Bisphosphonates, a medicine taken by patients to prevent and cure osteoporosis, the FDA said.