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The bone protrudes throgh the skin?
That's called a compound fracture.
What type of fracture has bone protruding throughskin?
A compound fracture is when a bone protrudes through the skin.
What is a fractured arm with no bones protruding called?
Simple fracture vs. Compound Fracture (bone protrudes through skin)
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 is a broken bone protruding called?
When the fractured bone protrudes from the skin, this is known as a compound fracture.
What is a intra-articular extension?
An intraartucular extension is a type of fracture that protrudes into the articulating joint space. Simply, it is a fracture that involves the joint space.
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.
Difference between a closed fracture and a compound fracture?
A closed fracture is when the skin is still intact. A compound fracture is when the broken bone is sticking through the skin.
Bone fracture that doesn't break the skin?
A simple fracture. A compound fracture is when the bone pierces the skin.
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.
The portion of the hair that protrudes above the surface of the skin is the?
Shaft
What bone fracture does not perforate the skin?
Closed Fracture
