‘That way you can upgrade your patient's break from a simple to a compound fracture and claim more money from the insurance company.’
‘He suffered a broken neck, a compound fracture of his right shoulder, and eye damage.’
‘He suffered a compound fracture of the shin bone, with the impact of the stick compressing the bone.’
‘Lorna was left with two broken bones and compound fracture in her wrist, which required four metal pins and plaster.’
‘But they have open fractures, compound fractures, and we are dealing with them in a hurry.’
‘He had a fractured skull and a compound fracture to his right leg.’
‘By 1864, hospital trains had been proven safe enough that rail transport included seriously wounded patients who had sustained compound fractures and penetrating abdominal wounds.’
‘The family was worried about his older brother, who had suffered a compound fracture of the leg in a car accident and needed bone grafts.’
‘A fracture, perhaps even a compound fracture, is almost guaranteed.’
‘We better learn how to treat multiple complications, asphyxiation, lacerations, shock, compound fractures, internal bleeding, burns, and organ problems ranging from compressed kidneys to heart failure to resuscitation.’
‘He needed complete facial reconstructive surgery for complex compound fractures.’
‘From simple (bandages and aspirin) to elaborate (enough to splint a compound fracture or suture a gaping wound), the kits should be personalized.’
‘I was surprised to see no compound fractures or blunt trauma.’
‘The medics worked on stabilizing the compound fracture of his leg while the rest of us did what we could to support him in a position that would help him breathe more easily.’
‘She was released from the hospital a few days later with a cast on her right arm, a broken hand, and her right leg surgically repaired with a permanent titanium rod mending two compound fractures.’
‘If you're expecting compound fractures you'll be disappointed - and that may just be the beginning of your disappointment.’
‘He also suffered compound fractures to several vertebrae.’
‘You had compound fractures mostly in the legs and arms and a few ribs were broken.’
‘I usually won't see a doctor for anything less than a compound fracture, and even then I'd better be able to see the bone sticking out before I'll get in the car.’
‘I think it was a compound fracture which necessitated pins and wires being inserted in the hand.’
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