A 20 year old boy was brought to the emergency department with history of fall and he was felling extreme pain in his right forearm was unable to pronate and supinate his forearm on examination you see bulging out of the radius bone you confirmed your diagnosis on X-ray that this is closed fracture of the radius bone Which one of the following is true regarding the definition of close fracture?

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All the three characteristics of fractures are present in the above scenario the three characteristics of fractures are pain , deformity and dysfunction this is a close fracture A closed fracture is a broken bone that does not penetrate the skin. There is no need of immediate treatment competed to open fracture which require immediate treatment And the risk of infection is not more compared to open fracture.

A 20 Year Old Boy Was Brought to the Emergency