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open dislocation

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open dislocation
n.
A dislocation complicated by a wound opening from the surface down to the affected joint. Also called compound dislocation.

open dislocation,
a joint displacement accompanied by a break in the skin. Formerly called compound dislocation.


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Eduardo had suffered a broken left fibula- the calf bone originating from the ankle- and an open dislocation of his ankle.
Bradford Crown Court heard that Mr Wilson, a married man, of Greetland, had suffered various injuries including a fractured wrist and an open dislocation of the knee.
The diagnosis confirmed that the Croatian centre-forward had snapped his fibula so severely with an open dislocation that the Blues crowd that day had quite possibly seen a career prematurely ended.
 
 
 
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