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What is a fracture that does not break through the skin it is also called a close fracture?
simple fracture
Bone fracture that doesn't break the skin?
A simple fracture. A compound fracture is when the bone pierces the skin.
In which type of fracture does the bone completely break but does not pierce through the skin?
its simply called an open fracture when the bone has broke the skin and is sticking out.
A bone break that pierces or ruptures through the skin is called a?
compound fracture
What is the medical term meaning open fracture?
Compound fracture is a medical term meaning a bone fracture with a break in the nearby skin.
What a kind of fracture which the break goes beyond the skin?
Compound Fracture.
What is it called when a fracture breaks the skin?
When a fracture breaks the skin, it is a compound fracture or open fracture. Because the skin is broken, there is a possibility of infection.
What is the break of a mineral called?
strike
What are Open Closed Greenstick and stress fractures?
Open Break this is when the skin is open and bone is visible, Closed Break this is when there is a break that doesn't tear the skin, Green stick this is when the bone is bent and broken on one side and lastly a Stress Fracture and this is when a fracture which is caused by to much use. Open Break this is when the skin is open and bone is visible, Closed Break this is when there is a break that doesn't tear the skin, Green stick this is when the bone is bent and broken on one side and lastly a Stress Fracture and this is when a fracture which is caused by to much use.
What is the term for an open fracture?
A closed fracture may also be referred to as a simple fracture. An open fracture is also called a compound fracture.
What type of fracture shatters the bone?
A fracture that shatters the bone is called a comminuted fracture. A direct impact can shatter bone into several fragments or pieces. This type of fracture is likely to occur in a road traffic accident.
What is a simple fracture and a compound fracture?
a fracture in which skin is intact at site of fracture is a closed fracture or simple fracture whereas compound fracture or an open fracture is a fracture in which the skin is perforated and there is an open wound down to the site of the fracture.
