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Fractures, Open
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Definition
: Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone.
fract causing an open wound; IM; coord with specific organ/inj or precoord organ/fract term (IM)
Other names
Fractures, Compound; Open Fractures; Open Fracture; Fracture, Open; Fracture, Compound; Compound Fractures; Compound Fracture