When a bone is broken in more than two places or gets crushed, the name for it is a comminuted fracture.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

His research shows that those taking the medications for more than four years have a higher risk of a fracture than people taking the drugs for a short period of time.

VOA: standard.2010.03.14

The research team also found that hip fracture was 2.1 times more likely in children born to mothers taller than 1.6m (5 ft 4 in) than in children whose mothers were shorter than 1.5m (4 ft 11 in).

BBC: Poor growth raises fracture risk

As a result, smokers at age 70 are 41% more likely to suffer a hip fracture than non-smokers.

CNN: Dangers on the Home Front

Because of the risk of infection, there are potentially more problems associated with healing when a fracture is open to the skin.

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