Compound fracture

Japanese: compound fracture(英語表記)compoundfracture
Compound fracture

…In the case of an open fracture, even if the wound on the skin is small, the fractured area is in direct contact with the outside world, so there is a risk of infection, and there are many disadvantages to the fracture repair process. In addition, open fractures and compound fractures, and closed fractures and simple fractures are used as synonyms, and no matter how complex the fracture line is, if there is no contact with the outside world, it is a simple fracture. However, such expressions can easily lead to confusion, so it is better not to use the terms compound fracture and simple fracture. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "compound fracture" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…開放骨折の場合,たとえ皮膚の創傷がどんなに小さくても,骨折部が直接外界と交通しているため,感染を起こす危険性があり,骨折の修復過程にも不利な点が多い。なお開放骨折と複雑骨折compound fracture,閉鎖骨折と単純骨折は同意語として用いられており,骨折線がどのように複雑であっても,外界との交通がなければ単純骨折である。しかし,このような表現はともすれば混乱を招くので,複雑骨折,単純骨折という名称は用いないほうがよい。…

※「compound fracture」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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