fracture vs splintering

fracture

noun
  • An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken. 

  • A break in bone or cartilage. 

  • A fault or crack in a rock. 

verb
  • To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides. 

  • To break, or cause something to break. 

splintering

noun
  • The process or result of something being splintered. 

How often have the words fracture and splintering occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )