What is the difference between a fracture and a hairline fracture?

no a fracture is where the bone is a clear break snapped like a chicken bone..

a hair line fracture is where the bone is broke but not separated and it is just cracked and when you look at the x ray it looks like a piece of hair (the crack)..

I have broken my arm, my leg, my elbow,,and yes each one of them I was in extreme amount of pain.

Hairline Fracture

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There is no real difference for your purposes. The hairline fracture is a very small fracture that can cause considerable amounts of pain. A stress fracture can be anything from a hairline to a larger fracture line. The larger the line the easier it is to heal. That is why it sometimes will take longer for the hairline fracture to heal. The "lucky" aspect for you is that the bone involved is the fibula which is a non-weight bearing bone.

a fracture is a fracture, but can vary greatly in acuteness. a severe fracture can actually push thru the skin. a hairline fracture may only be seen on an x ray. my son got a hairline as an 8 year old when falling on his hand. it hurt, and had to be cast for about a month.

A fracture is a complete break, a hairline fracture is just what it says, a small hairline break, not completely through both ends or in half.

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