A pathological fracture means a bone is broken but there is no open tear in the skin.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
A pathological fracture means the bone breaks because it is weak from disease; a closed fracture means a bone is broken but there is no open tear in the skin.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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