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Chapter Eleven. Caring for the Client wi... > Fractures
Fractures
A fracture is defined as simply a break in the continuity of the bone. Four major categories of bone fractures are classified according to the amount of tissue damage: simple or closed, compound, comminuted, and green stick. The first category is a simple or closed fracture. The second type is a compound fracture. With a compound fracture, the skin surface is broken.
Caution
There is more danger of infection and osteomyelitis with compound fractures.
