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What is the medical term meaning open fracture?
Compound fracture is a medical term meaning a bone fracture with a break in the nearby skin.
What is the fracture with an open wound?
What's a fracture with an open wound
What type of injury involves an open wound where the bone has torn through the skin?
Open Fracture formerly known as a compound fracture.
What type of fracture is a fracture in which the bone is crushed?
Well there is the simple description 'Crush Fracture'. One might also refer to it as a comminuted fracture, meaning the bone is broken into two or more pieces, and add the prefix open or closed, denoting whether the bone is visible through a wound.
What type of patient has an open wound and bone is protruding?
It is called a compound or open fracture.
What is the medical term meaning fracture where the tissues of the body are torn and the bone is exposed to open air?
The medical term for a fracture where the tissues of the body are torn and the bone is exposed to open air is an open or compound fracture. This type of fracture can lead to an increased risk of infection due to exposure of the bone and surrounding tissues. Immediate medical attention is necessary for proper treatment to prevent complications.
What is it called when you can see the bone protruding from the wound?
An open compound fracture.
A fracture in which a broken bone pokes through the skin?
A fracture in which a broken bone pokes through the skin is called an open or compound fracture. This type of fracture poses a higher risk of infection due to the bone breaking the skin barrier, and immediate medical attention is needed to prevent complications. Treatment typically involves cleaning the wound, realigning the bone, and stabilizing it with surgery or casting.
For an open fracture of the upper arm you should NOT?
cleanse the wound ~nova net~
What is a fracture that involves a broken bone and an external wound is called?
open or compound
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 is another word for a headline fracture?
A compound fracture is another term for a headline fracture. It refers to a bone fracture where the broken bone pierces the skin, leading to an open wound.
