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A fracture with associated vascular injury.
A fracture with associated vascular injury. It can compromise circulation or cause bleeding and needs urgent care; call 112 and do not try to realign the bone. A transverse fracture describes the shape of the break, not proof of vascular injury. Open and closed describe communication with the outside; they do not automatically mean presence or absence of blood-vessel injury.
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A fracture with associated vascular injury.
A transverse fracture, which always implies blood-vessel damage.
A closed fracture, which by definition implies blood-vessel damage.
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