Conditions We Treat

A fracture is a partial or complete break in the bone. When a fracture happens, it is classified as either open or closed:

• Open (compound) fracture: The bone breaks through the skin or the skin has a deep wound that exposes the bone.
• Closed (simple) fracture: The bone is broken, but there is no wound in the skin.

Symptoms can occur a bit differently in each child. Below are the most common symptoms a child will have if he or she breaks a bone:

• Pain
• Swelling
• Obvious deformity of the bone
• Trouble using or moving the bone in a normal manner
• Warmth, bruising or redness