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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Compound fracture
  1. ... which runs around the axis of the bone Compound - a fracture (also called open) which breaks the skin
  2. ... depression of the bone in toward the brain. Compound -- a break in or loss of skin and splintering of the bone. Along with the fracture, brain injury, such as subdural hematoma (bleeding) may ...
  3. ... depression of the bone in toward the brain. Compound -- a break in or loss of skin and splintering of the bone. Along with the fracture, brain injury, such as subdural hematoma (bleeding) may ...