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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The motorcyclist sustained a compound fracture to his arm, a fractured femur, a fractured tibia and fibula and police said alcohol played a role in the crash.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Cassell sustained compound fractures in both of her legs from the crash but, as of Wednesday, was in stable condition in a Chicago hospital.
—Ron Wilkins, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Paul George suffered a compound fracture in his right leg in 2014 and he was traded to Oklahoma City in 2017.
—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
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“Compound fracture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compound%20fracture. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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