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Doctordle #109
Bone break after a fall
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This archived Doctordle case was published on 2026-07-18. It presents "Bone break after a fall" as a Easy Musculoskeletal puzzle. The final answer is Fracture.
Answer
Fracture
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Topic pages verified on 2026-07-11
Information summarized from MedlinePlus.gov. MedlinePlus does not endorse Doctordle.
Six clues
Clue 1
A 70-year-old falls and cannot bear weight on the wrist.
Clue 2
The area is swollen and painful.
Clue 3
An x-ray shows a break in the bone in this fictional case.
Clue 4
The injury can be simple, displaced, or open.
Clue 5
The everyday phrase is broken bone.
Clue 6
The medical answer is a fracture.
Plain-language explanation
A fracture is a break in a bone. The puzzle uses trauma, pain, swelling, and x-ray confirmation as general educational clues.
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