ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Comminuted fractures are a type of broken bone. The term comminuted fracture refers to a bone that is broken in at least two places. Comminuted fractures are caused by severe traumas like car accidents. You will need surgery to repair your bone, and recovery can take a year or longer.

Detailed explanation-2: -One kind is a comminuted fracture. This injury happens when your bone breaks into three or more pieces. Fractures can be open or closed. If your skin breaks open from the wound, doctors call it a comminuted open or compound fracture. If your skin doesn’t break, you have a comminuted closed or simple fracture.

Detailed explanation-3: -A comminuted fracture is one in which the bone is broken into 3 or more pieces. There are also bone fragments present at the fracture site. These types of bone fractures occur when there is a high-impact trauma, such as an automobile accident.

Detailed explanation-4: -As mentioned above, the term comminuted fracture is used when a bone is broken in at least three places. A compound or open fracture is one in which the skin overlying the broken bone is not intact, or there is a deep wound that exposes bone.

Detailed explanation-5: -Displaced Fracture: bone breaks into two or more pieces and moves out of alignment. Non-Displaced Fracture: the bone breaks but does not move out of alignment. Closed Fracture: the skin is not broken. More items