Fractures and Bone Healing

Complex fractures are classification of serious bone fractures which cause extreme damage on multiple bones, joints, tendons, and ligaments. Most of the subcategories of this bone classification are within the range of complete bone fractures, meaning the bones are entirely fragmented from the main body. A complex fracture is also common on open fractures with the broken bone protruding the skin from the inside resulting in wounds. Complex Fracture Types • Multi-fragmentary fracture: This type of complex bone injury has caused the bone to be fragmented into small multiple pieces. • Comminuted fracture: A bone fracture which causes the bones to be fragmented into a couple of pieces. The bone shards caused by comminuted fractures are larger as compared to the bones from multi-fragmentary fractures. • Compression fracture: A rare type of complex injury, which is caused by osteoporosis. The bones on the spine become easily breakable and soft causing them to compress into each oth...