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Because there is an increased risk of infection, damage to the skin, and bleeding.
Because with an open fracture the bone is not protected from the atmosphere and infections can set in quite quickily and possibly result in amputation of the infected limb.
Because there is an increased rish of infection, damage to the skin, and bleeding
Open fractures are serious condition as the bones have been exposed with more chances of infection. It can be associated with damage to the muscles and skin loss and may require surgery. A complicated process which may take several months to heal
Because there is an increased risk of infection, damage to the skin, and bleeding
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Why is a compound fracture piercing the skin is a more serious injury than a simple fracture?
That is a very good question! Open verses closed fractures make all the difference. In skin piercing or open fractures, you have contamination of the broken bone with bacteria. The bone infections are very difficult to treat.
Is green-stick fracture most serious of all the fractures?
No, far from it. A compound, or open fracture, is usually considered to be the "worst" type.
How are pelvic fractures classified?
Pelvic fractures are classified as stable or unstable, and as open or closed.
Why is compound fracture the most serious injury?
A simple fracture, more accurately called a closed fracture, is a fracture that does not involve a break of the skin. A compound fracture, called an open fracture, is a fracture in which bone fragments cause a break in the skin. These fractures require antibiotics and, in most cases, surgical washout and repair to prevent infection.
What is four kinds of fracture?
Open and closed are the two main categories, depending on whether the broken bone protrudes through the skin. After that, there are greenstick breaks, stress fractures, impacted fractures, pathological fractures, spiral fractures, comminuted fractures, and epiphyseal fractures. That's about it.
What is four different kinds of fracture?
Open and closed are the two main categories, depending on whether the broken bone protrudes through the skin. After that, there are greenstick breaks, stress fractures, impacted fractures, pathological fractures, spiral fractures, comminuted fractures, and epiphyseal fractures. That's about it.
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What are compound fractures?
Compound fractures (now commonly called "open") break the skin, exposing bone and causing additional soft tissue injury and possible infection
What type of fracture has bone protruding out?
Compound Fracture
What does compound fractures meant?
A compound fracture is when there are bone fragments which lacerate soft tissue and protrude through the skin in an open wound. These type of fractures usually require immediate surgery because the open fracture can get infected and cause an infection to get into the bone.
What types of fractures is the simplest type?
compound or open Comminuted Green stick Simple or closed
What does the acronym for ORIF stand for?
open reduction and internal fixation In a way, it is a technique to surgically repair bone fractures.
