The difference between a broken bone and a fracture includes the following: first, broken bone is the common name for a fracture, while fracture is a medical term. Second, a broken bone usually refers to a complete fracture, while a fracture includes both complete and incomplete fractures. Thirdly, the treatment of broken bones usually requires external fixation with plaster or splint, or internal fixation with cut-and-replace plate screws and external fixation braces. In addition to the above treatments, if the fracture is incomplete, the patient only needs a simple brace to fixate the fracture, the stability of the fracture end is better, and the healing will not be significantly affected. Therefore, relatively speaking, the bone break is more serious, while the fracture is less serious if it is an incomplete fracture.