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What is the proper name for a broken bone?
A fracture for a broken bone. If the bone is broken badly enough to stick out through the skin it is called a compound fracture.
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
How do you know if you have a broken bone?
Usually if you have a broken bone the skin around it will swell. Also, there may be bruising or it will be tender to the touch.
A compound fracture can be described as when?
A compound fracture can be described as when the bone is visible sticking out of the skin
What are bone fractures?
A simple fracture is one that has not broken the skin.
Can your bone pop out your skin?
Sort of. If you break a bone really bad, the broken end(s) can poke a hole through the skin.
What is a broken bone protruding called?
When the fractured bone protrudes from the skin, this is known as a compound fracture.
Can broken bone cut a muscle that is attached to the bone?
Most certainly. In severe breaks the broken bone can protrude through the muscle and skin, this is called a compound fracture.
Is osteoporosis a skin disorder?
No, osteoporosis means low bone density ("brittle bones") .
Is a compound fracture a fracture where the bone is broken into many fragments?
depends on the point of impact and the speeed but no it does not always result in a compound fracture
How would one know if a bone was broken without the discover of x-rays?
when bones are broken tendons are usually put out of place and you are unable to move everything past the broke bone. and with severe fractures bone may poke out of the skin or even tear the skin.
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.
