Editor's Note: This article was originally published on February 20, 2001, and has been updated in order to provide the reader with additional references as well as to clarify several issues. The ...

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Compound Fracture is an injury that occurs when a fracture directly communicates with the external environment through an open wound. Compound fractures, also called open fractures, are breaks in ...

Open fractures of the tibial shaft present a formidable challenge due to the subcutaneous location of the bone, high rates of contamination and soft-tissue damage. Optimal management combines early ...

Any break in a bone is known as a fracture. A fracture can be closed (the bone is disrupted, but the skin is intact) or open (the bone is exposed through the skin). A Galeazzi fracture involves remote ...