compound fracture
Bone breaks skin
A compound fracture is a bone break where the broken bone pierces through the skin, creating an open wound.
The exposure to air increases infection risk, making these injuries more serious than simple fractures where the skin remains intact.
Also called an open fracture: The accident left him with a compound fracture of the tibia.
Invasive medical procedure
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- reductionMaking something smaller
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
cast · antibiotics · wound care · skin graft · immobilization · traction · hardware · pins
Unhealed break in skin
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- infection riskLikelihood of disease transmission
soft tissue damage · swelling · bruising · deformity · trauma · accident · fall · impact
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- healingRestoration of health
- weight-bearingSupporting physical mass
- range of motionJoint's movement capacity
scar tissue · nonunion · osteomyelitis · mobility · strength training
Main lower leg bone
- femurUpper leg bone
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- ulnaInner forearm bone
- fibulaOuter lower leg bone
humerus · clavicle · phalanges · metatarsal · bone · marrow · periosteum · cortex
Bodily or emotional distress
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- deformityAbnormal body structure
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
numbness · shock · pallor · crepitus · angulation · shortening
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- reductionMaking something smaller
splint · cast · antibiotics · wound care · skin graft · immobilization · traction · hardware · pins · plates
open wound
Unhealed break in skin
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
soft tissue damage · infection risk · swelling · bruising · deformity · trauma · accident · fall · impact · collision
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- healingRestoration of health
- weight-bearingSupporting physical mass
range of motion · scar tissue · nonunion · osteomyelitis · mobility · strength training
tibia
Main lower leg bone
fibula · humerus · clavicle · phalanges · metatarsal · bone · marrow · periosteum · cortex · shaft
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
tenderness · numbness · shock · pallor · crepitus · angulation · shortening
- injuriesbruise, sprain, concussion, contusion, laceration
- breakingbreaking, cracking, rupturing, shattering, snapping
- bone disordersosteoporosis, rickets, broken bone, bone loss, osteopenia
- compoundswater, ethane, propane, butane, benzene
- fracture carebone healing, bone break, broken bone, bone graft, bone grafting
- fracturesbroken bone, microfracture, broken arm, broken leg, broken hip
compound fracturesimple fracture
Break with intact skin
closed fracture · hairline fracture · stress fracture · greenstick fracture · clean break
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