Injury or Poisoning
open fractures
o·pen frac·tures
Subclass of:
Fracture
Definitions related to fractures, open:
  • (open fracture) A traumatic break to the bone in which the continuity of the bone has broken through the skin.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (open fracture) A type of fracture in which there is an open wound or break in the skin near the site of the broken bone.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The procedure for evaluation and management of open fractures is best described as a set of principles that has evolved over time, often related to advances in wartime care of military personnel. These principles involve both initial management and subsequent surgical intervention.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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