Symptoms of Fracture

Symptoms of a fracture include:

• Pain, often severe (primary symptom)
• Instability of the area around the break
• Inability to use the limb or affected area normally (there may be full or partial restriction in movement)
• Swelling or bruising caused by the bleeding from the bone and surrounding tissues
• Numbness caused by damage to a nearby nerve (rare)
• Fainting or even shock (rare–only in a severe trauma)