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it means that you fractured part of your tibia and fibula
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Does fracture and broken mean the same thing?
Yes, Fracture is the techincal term for a break.
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 is the medical term meaning hairline fracture?
A hairline fracture is a nondisplaced fracture.
What is the term for a fracture of the distal end of the radius and ulna?
A fracture of both radius and ulna is a radioulnar fracture. This term is not specific to distal fractures.
What is the main term for fracture of the clavicle?
The main term for a fracture of the clavicle is a broken collarbone. It is one of the most common bones in the human body that get broken easily.
What word is the main term in open reduction of closed radial fracture?
fracture
What is the medical term for a broken neck?
The medical term for a broken neck is "cervical fracture."
What is another word for a headline fracture?
A compound fracture is another term for a headline fracture. It refers to a bone fracture where the broken bone pierces the skin, leading to an open wound.
What term means break in a bone?
Fracture.
What term means break in bone?
Fracture.
What is the medical term meaning fracture where the tissues of the body are torn and the bone is exposed to open air?
The term we usually apply to that situation is compound fracture.
What is the medical term meaning Fracture with an open wound?
An open fracture, also called a compound fracture, is a broken bone with an open skin wound.
