Facts About Broken Bones (About.com - Cluett) "Broken bones, also called fractures, are among the most common orthopedic injuries. Fracture treatment is often with a cast, but sometimes treatment of broken bones requires surgery." 04-06 Facts About Broken Bones (KidsHealth.org) "When a bone breaks it is called a fracture (say: frak-chur). There's more than one way to break or fracture a bone. A break can be anything from a hairline fracture (a thin break in the bone) to the bone that's snapped in two pieces like a broken tree branch." 04-06 Facts About Broken Bones (National Institutes of Health) "If more pressure is put on a bone than it can stand, it will split or break. A break of any size is called a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound fracture)." Provides diagrams. 04-06 First Aid for Broken Bones (MayoClinic.com - Cluett) "A fracture is a broken bone. It requires medical attention. If the broken bone is the result of a major trauma or injury, call 911 or your local emergency number." Provides guidelines for immediate emergency help. 04-06 Growing New Bone Now More Promising (LiveScience.com) "Although these results are promising, they are just the first step in a long journey toward treating damaged human bones, Zanello cautions. Especially important will be to test how well the body tolerates the nanotube structures, which, although buried in bone, would be permanent." 01-07 New Treatments for Broken Bones (WashingtonTimes.com) "Once almost a childhood rite of passage, plaster or fiberglass casts were the method of choice for fixing broken bones. But now, doctors around the world are increasingly shunning cumbersome casts in favor of more cutting-edge options for both children and adults: splints, special boots, metal plates, rods and screws." 04-06

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