compound fracture
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compound fracture

A fracture in which broken bone fragments lacerate soft tissue and protrude through an open wound in the skin.

compound fracture

(Medicine) a fracture in which the broken bone either pierces the skin or communicates with an open wound

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compound fracture - bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound

open fracture

fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"

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compound fracture n → frattura esposta

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compound fracture (redirected from compound fractures)

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