What is the difference between a stress fracture and a bone fracture?

What is the difference between a stress fracture and a bone fracture?

When you’ve hurt your ankle, it can be hard to tell if you have a stress fracture or a bone fracture.

A stress fracture is a tiny crack in your bone. Generally speaking, you have a stress fracture if the pain in your ankle gets worse over time. A bone fracture is when a fracture changes the shape of your bone.