Fractures, Closed
| Definition: |
Fractures in which the break in bone is not accompanied by an external wound. |
| Notes: |
fract not causing an open wound; IM; coord with precoord organ/fract term (IM), as "closed fract of tibia" = FRACTURES, CLOSED (IM) + TIBIAL FRACTURES (IM); if no precoord organ/fract term is available, coord IM with organ /inj (IM), as "closed fract of f |
| Also Called: |
Fractures, Occult |
Fractures, Closed Definitions and Terms
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