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Fractures
Fractures
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Undergraduate 3
09/01/2014
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Term
Closed
 Definition
fracture that does not break through the skin
Term
displaced
 Definition
serious fracture in which bones are not in anatomic alignment
Term
nondisplaced
 Definition
fracture in which bone retains its normal alignment
Term
open
 Definition
serious fracture in which broken bone or bones project through the skin
Term
common classifications of fractures are _________
 Definition
-Compression
-open or compound
-simple
-greenstick
-spiral or oblique
-comminuted
-impacted
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