SIMPLE FRACTURE Definition & Meaning

simple fracture

noun

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

simple fracture

noun

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

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Origin of simple fracture¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

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Some with simple fractures that did not expose the bone through the skin left without seeing a doctor, only to return later with complications and serious infections.

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A more simple fracture, which heals without complications, might lead to a payout of up to £6,500.

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After late middle age, experience and statistics confirm, there is no such thing as a simple fracture.

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Fortunately it was what is known as a simple fracture.

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It has a value in differentiating a simple fracture, let us say, from a case of uremia which is picked up on the street with a bump on the head.

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