Definition of simple fracture a fracture that does not penetrate or protrude through the skin closed fracture — compare compound fractureWhen you break a bone, healthcare providers call it a bone fracture This break changes the shape of the bone These breaks may happen straight across a bone or along its length A fracture can split a bone in two or leave it in several pieces Cleveland Clinic is Fractures occur when the bone is subjected to stress greater than it can absorb When the bone is broken, adjacent structures are affected, resulting in soft tissue edema, hemorrhage into muscles and joints, joint dislocations, ruptured tendons, severed nerves, and damaged blood vessels
Clinical Practice Guidelines Phalangeal Finger Fractures
