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What type of fracture is characterized by fragmentation of the bone?
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When a bone is fractured in such a manner that the bone fragments, it is typically called a comminuted bone fracture.
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A bone fracture where the bone is broken into many fragments is?
a type of bone fracture producing many bone fragments is?
What type of fracture is associated with a weakness in a bone?
Pathological fracture
What type of fracture has bone protruding throughskin?
A compound fracture is when a bone protrudes through the skin.
What type of fracture if the bone broken cleanly?
Simple Fracture.
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 type of fracture has the bone protruding from the?
A compound or open fracture, where the bone is visible sticking out of the skin
Which type of bone fracture involves a bone that is partially bent and partially broken?
greenstick fracture.
What type of fracture occurs because the bone is diseased?
Pathologic fracture
What type of bone fracture results from a major blow?
Temporal Bone
How would you describe a fracture?
Fracture means a type of break. Not the same as a broken bone. A broken bone is when the bone snaps and the two peices of bone come apart. A fracture is when the bone breaks but does not come apart/disconnect.
What type of fractrue has bone protruding from the skin?
Open fracture - a broken bone protudes through the skin or an external wound leads to a broken bone
What type of fracture is known when a bone is protruding from a casualty lower arm?
Compound fracture .
