No, an open procedure does not necessarily mean that a fracture was an open fracture. An open procedure only means that the fracture pieces could not be adequately stabilized for optimal healing without surgical intervention.
No, somrtimes a closed fracture is best treated by surgical or open means. Installing screws or rods or plates may be necessary even though the bone never broke through the skin.
Open
Infection can interfere with bone repair. This risk is greater in the case of a compound fracture (a bone fracture causing an open wound) where ideal conditions are present for severe streptococcal and staphylococcal infections
Open Fracture formerly known as a compound fracture.
if there is an open, severe, or comminuted fracture. This procedure allows a physician to examine and surgically correct associated soft tissue damage while reducing the fracture and, if necessary, applying internal or external devices
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
Generally ORIF is the prefferred method of TX for a comminuted FX, which is "open reduction internal fixation."
It's a surgical procedure to line up broken bones and use hardware to keep them aligned properly for optimal healing.
A compound fracture is when a bone protrudes through the skin.
An open fracture, also called a compound fracture, is a broken bone with an open skin wound.