open fracture
noun
: a fracture associated with an open wound or break in the skin through which bone often protrudes : compound fracture
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The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to a hospital with a fractured pelvis and an open fracture on his right leg, police said.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The woman, who suffered open fractures to both shins and several other injuries, contacted Burg Simpson Law Firm early on, giving them time to obtain video evidence from Walmart.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
Another student, Faraaz Qureshi, said he was hit with rubber bullets four times, causing a severe open fracture in his finger and contusions and abrasions on his chest and back.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
This is called an open fracture and is a sign of a more serious break.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
Once a hole is drilled, high-pressure water mixed with sand is blasted down it to open fractures in the rock.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Torro sustained an open fracture of the tibia and fibula with serious bleeding because his binding failed to release as he was being carried in the 15 foot-wide hard slab avalanche.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The woman, who suffered open fractures to both shins and several other injuries, contacted Burg Simpson Law Firm early on, giving them time to obtain video evidence from Walmart.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
Another student, Faraaz Qureshi, said he was hit with rubber bullets four times, causing a severe open fracture in his finger and contusions and abrasions on his chest and back.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
This is called an open fracture and is a sign of a more serious break.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
Once a hole is drilled, high-pressure water mixed with sand is blasted down it to open fractures in the rock.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Torro sustained an open fracture of the tibia and fibula with serious bleeding because his binding failed to release as he was being carried in the 15 foot-wide hard slab avalanche.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Open fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20fracture. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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