A
bone fracture (sometimes abbreviated
FRX or
Fx,
Fx, or
#) is a medical condition in which there is a damage in the continuity of the
bone. A bone fracture can be the result of high force
impact or
stress, or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as
osteoporosis,
bone cancer, or
osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a
pathologic fracture.