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Musculoskeletal System: All About Fractures Julia Higgins
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Musculoskeletal System:All About Fractures
Julia Higgins
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Comminuted Fractures Pronunciation: Comminuted (kom-ih-NYOOT-ed)
Comminuted fractures are when the bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into many small pieces of fragments.
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Compound Fractures
•Fracture in which the skin has been broken through to the fracture. Also called an open fracture. •Compound fractures are at a high risk for infection because it is an open injury.
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Spiral Fractures
•Fracture line curves around the bone.•Spiral fractures are one of the most common fractures to the ankle.
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