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Titanium and its alloys are generally used.

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A bone fracture where the bone is broken into many fragments is?

a type of bone fracture producing many bone fragments is?


What type of fracture is associated with a weakness in a bone?

Pathological fracture


What type of fracture has bone protruding throughskin?

A compound fracture is when a bone protrudes through the skin.


What type of fracture if the bone broken cleanly?

Simple Fracture.


What type of fracture is a bone protruding from the lower arm?

When a bone fracture protrudes through the skin it is classified as an open fracture. With an open fracture there is a risk of deep bone infection.


What type of fracture has the bone protruding from the?

A compound or open fracture, where the bone is visible sticking out of the skin


What type of fracture is characterized by fragmentation of the bone?

When a bone is fractured in such a manner that the bone fragments, it is typically called a comminuted bone fracture.


Which type of bone fracture involves a bone that is partially bent and partially broken?

greenstick fracture.


What type of fracture occurs because the bone is diseased?

Pathologic fracture


What type of bone fracture results from a major blow?

Temporal Bone


How would you describe a fracture?

Fracture means a type of break. Not the same as a broken bone. A broken bone is when the bone snaps and the two peices of bone come apart. A fracture is when the bone breaks but does not come apart/disconnect.


What type of fractrue has bone protruding from the skin?

Open fracture - a broken bone protudes through the skin or an external wound leads to a broken bone