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Fractured or broken?

I always thought that fractured meant broken, so whether you had a fractured arm or a broken arm, it was the same thing. But a couple of my friends persist in saying that fractured is less serious than broken and that it means a cracked bone, rather than broken. It's just a silly little thing that has niggled me for ages, so when this came up again yesterday, I thought I would get a definitive answer!
14:14 Tue 05th May 2009
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when my son hurt his finger, he had it x-rayed.
When the doc called us in, she said, "Yes, he has broken it i'm afraid. "She showed us the xr-ay and said "See the fracture there?" !
18:45 Tue 05th May 2009
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Thank you sqad
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