open fracture

noun

1. compound fracture.

Example Sentences

He suffered comminuted open fractures to the tibia and fibula, which means both major bones in his lower right leg broke into multiple pieces and poked through the skin, which increased the threat of infection.

From Washington Post

With an open fracture, he said, protocols call for multiple debridements — the removal of dead, damaged or infected tissue.

From Washington Post

He endured comminuted open fractures to the tibia and fibula, which means both major bones in his lower right leg broke into multiple pieces and poked through the skin, which increases the threat of infection and complicates recovery.

From Washington Post

In a statement early this morning, his representatives said he required emergency surgery to treat multiple wounds to his right leg, including open fractures to his tibia and fibula.

From Quartz

It was what the doctors call an open fracture—that is, the bone projected through the skin.

From Project Gutenberg