compound fracture
noun
: a bone fracture resulting in an open wound through which bone fragments usually protrude : open fracture compare simple fracture
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Paul George suffered a compound fracture in his right leg in 2014 and he was traded to Oklahoma City in 2017.
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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The signal-caller suffered a spiral and compound fracture to his tibia and fibula in his right leg after JJ Watt and Kareem Jackson convened in a sack.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 May 2025
Sustaining two compound fractures in both of her legs and pinned inside the vehicle, Cassell could do little more than yell for help, which couldn't be heard by motorists, as Cassell and her vehicle were too far down from the road.
—Ron Wilkins, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
But his injuries included a traumatic brain injury, compound fractures to both his legs and injuries to his arms, shoulder, pelvis and face.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The signal-caller suffered a spiral and compound fracture to his tibia and fibula in his right leg after JJ Watt and Kareem Jackson convened in a sack.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 May 2025
Sustaining two compound fractures in both of her legs and pinned inside the vehicle, Cassell could do little more than yell for help, which couldn't be heard by motorists, as Cassell and her vehicle were too far down from the road.
—Ron Wilkins, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
But his injuries included a traumatic brain injury, compound fractures to both his legs and injuries to his arms, shoulder, pelvis and face.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Compound fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compound%20fracture. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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