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Results 1 - 10 of 35 for Compound fracture
  1. Broken bone 
    ... the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound fracture). A stress fracture is a break in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000001.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Fractures (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the skin, it is called an open or compound fracture. Fractures commonly happen because of car accidents, falls, or sports injuries. Other causes are low bone ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/fractures.html - Health Topics
  3. Skull fracture 
    ... of the bone in toward the brain. A compound fracture involves a break in, or loss of, skin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000060.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Femur Shaft Fractures (Broken Thighbone) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)  
    The long, straight part of the femur (thighbone) is called the femoral shaft. When there is a break anywhere along this length of bone, it is called a ...
    https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/...femur-shaft-fractures-broken-thighbone - External Health Links
  5. Tibia (Shinbone) Shaft Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)  
    Leg Injuries and Disorders/Specifics ... Leg Injuries and Disorders ... American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ... A tibial shaft fracture occurs along the length ...
    https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/.../tibia-shinbone-shaft-fractures - External Health Links
  6. Ankle Fractures (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)  
    Ankle Injuries and Disorders/Specifics ... Ankle Injuries and Disorders ... American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ... A fractured ankle can range from a simple break ...
    https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/.../ankle-fractures-broken-ankle - External Health Links
  7. What Are Sports Injuries? Easy-to-Read From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)  
    Sports Injuries/Start Here ... Sports Injuries ... Sports injuries are injuries that happen when playing sports or exercising. Find out about the types of injuries, ...
    https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/sports-injuries - External Health Links
  8. Growth Plate Injuries From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)  
    Cartilage Disorders/Related Issues ... Cartilage Disorders ... Fractures/Children ... Fractures ... Leg Injuries and Disorders/Children ... Leg Injuries and Disorders ... National ...
    https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/growth-plate-injuries - External Health Links
  9. Fracture types (1) (image) 
    ... which runs around the axis of the bone Compound - a fracture (also called open) which breaks the skin
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1096.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Skull fracture (image) 
    ... 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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19085.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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