Definition of compound fracture
: a bone fracture resulting in an open wound through which bone fragments usually protrude : open fracture — (compare simple fracture)
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Recalling a compound fracture in his left leg during his senior year of high school, Blossomgame would need two surgeries before the injury healed properly.
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But there is still the matter of recovering from the compound fracture of her right leg suffered in the state championship match.
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Vertino pointed to recent injuries suffered by Paul George in a 2014 USA Basketball exhibition, or Kevin Ware's compound fracture in the 2013 NCAA tournament as examples of the different challenges broadcasters have in presenting the material.
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This agreement apparently dates back to 1985, and Joe Theismann’s famous compound fracture on Monday Night Football.
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Lister first studied its use in compound fractures, in which the bone protruded from the skin.
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Definition of compound fracture for English Language Learners
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medical : a broken bone in which a part of the bone sticks out through the skin
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: a bone fracture resulting in an open wound through which bone fragments usually protrude — compare simple fracture
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