Definition of simple fracture in US English:
simple fracture
nounˈsimpəl ˈfrak(t)SHərˈsɪmpəl ˈfræk(t)ʃər
A fracture of the bone only, without damage to the surrounding tissues or breaking of the skin.
Compare with compound fracture
Example sentencesExamples
- A simple fracture is one in which the overlying skin and soft tissue is intact and only the bone is significantly injured.
- Usually, an injury results in a single fracture, and is known as a simple fracture.
- For example, never dismiss a greenstick fracture as a simple fracture - inspect the x ray for tiny shards of bone.
- The units are staffed to treat people with injuries such as cuts, bruises, sprains and simple fractures.
- There are people dying for no apparent reason after coming in as outpatients, or inpatients dying of things that shouldn't kill them, like simple fractures.