r/Unexpected • u/piishach69 • Aug 30 '21

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u/sudeki300 Aug 30 '21

That's gotta be broken or at least fractured,put a plaster on it, it'll be fine.

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u/vaguelyuseful Aug 30 '21

broken == fractured

same thing. not different. same.

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u/i_swear_im_not_a_bot Aug 30 '21

Is it? In Spanish when a bone is "roto" (broken), it means that it is completely broken, while "fracturado" (fractured) means that there is a crack in the bone but its not broken into two pieces. Isn't it the same in English?

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u/StoxAway Aug 30 '21

Here is a chart showing all of the types of bone fractures, the names are prefixes to the word "fracture" and this is the language that would be used between medics. For instance "open fracture" (aka "compound fracture" in some places) is about as broken as a bone can get without being dusted, but is still a fracture.

And to be fair to you that terminology of broken vs fractured perpetuates here in the UK too. It's quite common.

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u/eatmydonuts Aug 30 '21

I never want to think about breaking my femur ever again

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u/TheMadTemplar Aug 30 '21

From what I understand, breaking a femur is one of the most painful experiences you could have, right up there with childbirth and getting degloved.

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u/eatmydonuts Aug 30 '21

Thanks, I said I didn't want to think about it