MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

INTEGUMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an open fracture?
A
A break with two or more fractures of the same bone
B
A break of a bone joint
C
One in which the two sides of the break do not touch each other
D
One in which the sharp edges of the bone cut through the skin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If a broken bone pierces your skin, it’s called a compound fracture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Type I: clean wound smaller than 1 cm in diameter, appears clean, simple fracture pattern, no skin crushing. Type II: a laceration larger than 1 cm but without significant soft-tissue crushing, including no flaps, degloving or contusion. Fracture pattern may be more complex.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Although there are many types of bone fractures, there are four main categories a fracture usually falls under: displaced, non-displaced, open and closed.

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