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What is nasal bone fx-closed?
Nasal bone, Fx-closed = Closed fracture of the nasal bone. In other words, the broken bone hasn't pierced the skin. Fx= Medical abbreviation for fracture.
What is nasal fx?
Nasal bone, Fx-closed = Closed fracture of the nasal bone. In other words, the broken bone hasn't pierced the skin. Fx= Medical abbreviation for fracture.
What fracture is called a closed fracture?
A simple fracture in which the bone does not penetrate the skin.
What bone fracture does not perforate the skin?
Closed Fracture
Is a closed fracture or open fracture worse?
An open fracture is where is bone penetrates the skin and a closed fracture is where the bone remains under the skin.An open fracture is a broken bone that penetrates the skin. This is an important distinction because when a broken bone penetrates the skin there is a need for immediate treatment, and an operation is often required to clean the area of the fracture. Furthermore, because of the risk of infection, there are more often problems associated with healing when a fracture is open to the skin.A closed fracture is a broken bone that does not penetrate the skin. This is an important distinction because when a broken bone penetrates the skin there is a need for more immediate treatment, and an operation is often required to clean the area of the fracture. Furthermore, because of the risk of infection, there are more often problems associated with healing when a fracture is open to the skin.
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.
The bone is not protruding from the skin however the arm is in an abnormal position?
closed fracture
What is a break in the bone without penetration of the skin surface over the fracture site?
Closed fracture. If the bone is crushed or broken in multiple pieces, a comminuted fracture.
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.
Bone fracture that doesn't break the skin?
A simple fracture. A compound fracture is when the bone pierces the skin.
A is a break or crack in the bone and can be either open or closed?
Fracture
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.
