displaced fracture

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displaced fracture

[displāst]

Etymology: Fr, deplacement, to remove

a traumatic bone break in which two ends of a fractured bone are separated and out of their normal positions. The ends may pierce surrounding skin, as in a compound fracture, or may be contained within the skin, as in a closed fracture.

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