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Comminuted Fracture

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Comminuted Fracture

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  • Overview of Fractures
  • An x-ray of the shin bone (tibia) shows a comminuted fracture, in which the bone is broken in several places. The bone fragments can be seen (arrows).

    (Photograph from Medichrome/Paul Bowling.)

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