PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Comminuted fractures take longer to heal than other kinds of broken bones. They’re also much more likely to involve complications. Most comminuted fractures take around a year or longer to heal.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is called a malunited fracture. A nonunion, delayed union, or malunited fracture may occur in any bone, but these conditions are most common in the humerus, or upper arm, and the tibia, or lower leg.

Detailed explanation-3: -Open fractures are associated with a high risk of infection. The prevention of infection is the single most important goal, influencing perioperative care of patients with open fractures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most fractures heal in 6-8 weeks, but this varies tremendously from bone to bone and in each person based on many of the factors discussed above. Hand and wrist fractures often heal in 4-6 weeks whereas a tibia fracture may take 20 weeks or more.