• Question: What is the difference between a simple fracture and a compound fracture?

    Asked by Alisha❤️ to Daniel, Freya, James, Miranda, Usman on 17 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Usman Bashir

      Usman Bashir answered on 17 Jun 2015:

      in a compound fracture the overlying skin breaks , wehereas in simple fracture skin is intact. compound fractures frequently require surgery ..

    • Photo: James Gilbert

      James Gilbert answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      Compound fractures are the nasty looking ones! If a broken bone sticks through your skin, then it’s a compound fracture. 😮

    • Photo: Freya Wilson

      Freya Wilson answered on 19 Jun 2015:

      Another way to describe simple and compound fractures is : closed and open fractures. If the skin is closed around the break then it is simple, if it is open around the break then it is compound- these are the ones that look really gross.

      You also have partial and complete fractures. Partial fractures are ones where you have a greenstick or hairline- the bone is not entirely separate. Complete fractures are where the bone complete comes apart in some way.

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