Surgery should not be delayed as there is a risk of infection
Open Fracture formerly known as a compound fracture.
Open....It's called an OPEN FRACTURE.
When a fracture is associated with a laceration or cut in the area of the fracture, it is called an open fracture
Compound fracture is a medical term meaning a bone fracture with a break in the nearby skin.
What's a fracture with an open wound
avoid fracture
avoid fracture
A compound fracture is when a bone protrudes through the skin.
cleanse the wound ~nova net~
An open fracture, also called a compound fracture, is a broken bone with an open skin wound.
directly to the 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.