A fracture is a break in the bone. It can occur from repeated stress to the bone or just from a one-time injury. There are two types of fractures; an acute and a stress. An acute fracture is a one-time fracture that can be a clean break with minimal damage to the surrounding tissues or a break where the bone pierces the skin with little damage to the surrounding tissue. Most of the acute fractures are emergencies, especially the ones where the skin gets broken due to the high risk of infection. A stress fracture usually occurs in the feet and legs. They are more common in sports like running or jumping, because this type of activity forces 2-3 times the person’s body weight onto the lower limbs. The biggest symptom with a stress fracture is pain with tenderness and swelling that worsens with weight-bearing exercise.