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A Fracture is a break and a dislocation is when a joint comes out its socket

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What is the difference between fracture and clevrage?

A fracture is a break in a material, such as a bone or rock, due to stress or force. Cleavage, on the other hand, refers to the way minerals break along flat planes determined by their crystal structure. Fracture is irregular, while cleavage is more controlled and predictable.


What is more severe fracture or sprain or dislocation?

Fracture - but it depends on the type of it or how severe was it.


What is the difference between a hair line fracture and a fracture?

hair line fracture


What is the Restoration of a fracture or dislocation to its normal anatomic position?

reduction


What is the difference between fracture and cleavege?

No


A dislocation occurs at a?

Joint between bones. A fracture is the break of a bone. A dislocation does not imply that the bone itself is broken, although sometimes fractures and dislocations occur together - especially with forceful mechanisms of injury.


Which term describes the attempted reduction or restoration of a fracture or dislocation with application of manually applied force?

Manipulation describes the attempted reduction or restoration of a fracture or dislocation with application of manually applied force.


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

It's a fracture you can only see on an x-ray.


What is the main aim when managing a dislocation or a fracture?

to rocate abrocken born


What is the difference between a dislocation and a subluxation?

Subluxation is a partial dislocation. A dislocation is a severe injury in which the articular surfaces of joint is no longer in contact & a subluxation is a partial or incomplete displacement of the joint surface.


What has the author Johannes Weertman written?

Johannes Weertman has written: 'Elementary dislocation theory' -- subject(s): Dislocations in crystals 'Dislocation based fracture mechanics' -- subject(s): Dislocations in crystals, Fracture mechanics


Do you treat a dislocation the same way you treat a fracture?

No, a broken bone can include surgery while a fracture can include a cast for the body to heal the fracture itself.