APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -An open fracture is an injury where the fractured bone and/or fracture hematoma are exposed to the external environment via a traumatic violation of the soft tissue and skin. The skin wound may lie at a site distant to the fracture and not directly over it.

Detailed explanation-2: -A break of any size is called a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it is called an open fracture (compound fracture). A stress fracture is a break in the bone that develops because of repeated or prolonged forces against the bone. The repeated stress weakens the bone until it finally breaks.

Detailed explanation-3: -An open fracture, also called a compound fracture, is a fracture in which there is an open wound or break in the skin near the site of the broken bone. Most often, this wound is caused by a fragment of bone breaking through the skin at the moment of the injury.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bone fractures are often caused by falls, injury, or because of a direct hit or kick to the body. Overuse or repetitive motions can cause stress fractures. So can diseases that weaken the bone. Symptoms include sudden pain, swelling, and trouble using or moving the injured area.

Detailed explanation-5: -A fracture is a break in a bone that occurs from either a quick, one-time injury, known as an acute fracture, or from repeated stress, known as a stress fracture.