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When a fracture is associated with a laceration or cut in the area of the fracture, it is called an open fracture
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What bones are affected in a basilar skull fracture?
the skull
How serious is a hairline fracture of the skull?
a hairline fracture is not as serious as you would think the skull can heal its self fairly quickly
What type of injury involves an open wound where the bone has torn through the skin?
Open Fracture formerly known as a compound fracture.
What is a fracture in the skull called?
concussion
What is the cause's of skull fracture?
It's almost always a blow to the skull, or the skull hitting something.
What type of fracture has a bone portruding from the skin?
Open....It's called an OPEN FRACTURE.
Hinge fracture of skull is seen in accidents involving?
Hinge fracture of skull is a basilar fracture of skull involving middle cranial fossa & pituitary fossa dividing the base of the skull into an anterior and posterior segments. Its associated with blows to the chin as sustained by boxers or motorcyclists who fall on the road surface striking the chin
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 fracture with an open wound?
What's a fracture with an open wound
What type of fracture has bone protruding throughskin?
A compound fracture is when a bone protrudes through the skin.
A fracture in which a broken bone pokes through the skin?
Its referred to as a compound fracture or open fracture. See the related link for more information.
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.
