-A fracture is the medical term for a broken bone. Fractures are common; the average person has two during a lifetime. They occur when the physical force exerted on the bone is stronger than the bone itself.
-In a displaced fracture, the bone snaps into two or more parts and moves so that the two ends are not lined up straight. If the bone is in many pieces, it is called a comminuted fracture.
-On the other hand, in a non-displaced fracture, the bone cracks either part or all of the way through, but does move and maintains its proper alignment.
The displaced fracture is caused when the bone breaks into two or more parts and the bones are no longer in alignment with each other. These broken bones becomes abnormally arranged. Normally, these fractures are caused due to trauma. The bone breaks or cracks, and gets displaced from its original position, and then it gets arranged in the abnormal position.
