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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a compound fracture" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in medical contexts to describe a type of bone fracture where the bone breaks and pierces through the skin.
Example: "After the accident, the doctor confirmed that he had suffered a compound fracture in his leg."
Alternatives: "open fracture" or "complex fracture".
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He was rushed to a hospital with an ankle injury, a fractured forearm and a compound fracture to his femur, according to an ambulance spokesperson. .
He was diagnosed with a compound fracture.
The most seriously injured student sustained a compound fracture.
A compound fracture refers to a bone puncturing the skin.
Then, during a neighborhood accident, he witnessed a compound fracture.
"It is a bit of a compound fracture".
Then I fell off a cliff and had a compound fracture of my femur.
An oncoming car struck Mr. Bragado-Young, causing a compound fracture in his leg.
In one instance, a hiker fell and had a compound fracture.
"The hospital?" "Jimmy," she said, and her voice cracked now, snapped like a compound fracture.
The man had a compound fracture, but the leg was saved.
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