simple fracture

noun

1. a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.

simple fracture

noun

1. See compound fracture
   a fracture in which the broken bone does not pierce the skin Also calledclosed fracture Compare compound fracture

Word History and Origins

Origin of simple fracture¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

It was no comminuted fracture I had to deal with, but a very simple case of simple fracture.

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In simple fracture, the metacarpus is covered with enough cotton to pad the parts, and this is retained in position by bandages.

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Splints are then applied as for simple fracture in the same locality (p. 113).

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Careless handling has often been the means of a simple fracture being converted into a compound one.

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Simple—In a simple fracture the bone is broken, but the skin is not broken; that is, there is no outward wound.

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