Compound fracture definition

Compound fracture means a fracture where the bone breaks the skin.
Compound fracture means a Fracture where the bone breaks through the skin, which is also known as an open Fracture.

Examples of Compound fracture in a sentence

  • Compound fracture femur: Exposed fractured femur protruding from mid-thigh.

  • Compound fracture radius: Severe laceration to the dorsum of the hand with exposed bone and soft tissue.

  • Compound fracture accounted for 93 (79%) of the post traumatic onset and the osteomyelitis followed simple fractures in 12 (10%) of the patients.

  • Compound fracture: The bone is broken, and there is an external wound leading down to the site of fracture or fragments of bone protrude through the skin.

  • IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF DEATH: “most recent condition”(Final disease condition resulting in death) (A) Compound fracture of skull Due to (or consequence of)Approximate interval: Onset to death"B.

  • Compound fracture: the role of semantic transparency and morphological headedness.

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