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A fracture that has no opening in the skin is called a/an?

glester g asked: A. closed fracture.
B. concealed fracture.
C. complex fracture.
D. open fracture.
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Written by World's Best on January 5th, 2008 with 9 comments.
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Stress Fracture and cast.. help me?

Cristina C asked: hey guys.. my foot has been hurting for a while and i didnt know why so i went to the doctor and she said i had a “Stress Fracture” on one of my bones.. [in the middle of the foot] so she put me in a cast for 4-6 weeks.. and [...]

Written by World's Best on January 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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fracture???

jo j asked: i have a stress fracture, and im only 12, it hurts really BAD!!!! i also have shin splints!!!!(well this is what the doctor says)Im in track, and i run distance,the 4 by 400 relay,and jump the long jump!!! i know i shouldnt but i want to stay in track, but im willing [...]

Written by World's Best on December 31st, 2007 with 4 comments.
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Pelvic & Tailbone Fracture?

pinkribbons&walking4boobies asked: HI. I have had an awful day! I feel off of a swing and I have fractured my pelvic bone, I have fractured my tailbone and I have fractured one rib. All for falling of a swing that wasn’t that high in the air. The doctor said I landed just right. [...]

Written by World's Best on December 31st, 2007 with 5 comments.
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Jones Fracture Break and Re-Break?

Jim S asked: I was playing a soccer game on Dec 17 and i fractured my foot and found out it was a Jones Fracture. My doctor x-rayed my foot and said it did not require surgery but it would take 8 weeks to heal. Well, today Feb 4, 2007 i was swinging [...]

Written by World's Best on December 28th, 2007 with 5 comments.
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Hairline fracture of the fibula and no cast or boot…?

Brendi asked: Hello, 6 days ago I fractured my ankle (hairline fracture at the bottom tip of the fibula). They gave me a temporary cast at the emergency room and a day later an orthopedic surgeon gave me a splinter looking thing (long padded “boards” on each side of my leg held by two [...]

Written by World's Best on December 2nd, 2007 with 4 comments.
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Fracture / Break?

Clueless asked: How do you recognise a fracture?
signs of a fracture?
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Written by World's Best on November 23rd, 2007 with 2 comments.
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Fracture healing time?

da b0mb asked: For a small foot fracture (on the top part of the foot) that didn’t even show up on an x-ray and required a MRI to show it, does 7 months to heal before going to karate again sound about right?
Seems like a long time for a fracture that small. Just curious what [...]

Written by World's Best on November 19th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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Treating fracture in hind leg of my dog?

halfway-to-heaven asked: Anyone with info on treating a slight fracture to the fiber bone in hind leg my dog–with herbal medicine in Singapore. My dog was run over by a motorbike a few days ago, and she is now in pain with the fracture. There is no much the vet can do for her [...]

Written by World's Best on November 9th, 2007 with 7 comments.
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Domestic Violence

Although many people fail to see the warning signs, the issue of domestic violence is a major one in our country and all across the world. Countless women are battered and killed by their husbands and boyfriends on a daily basis. And I do mean literally ever day! Now, you may stop to ask yourself [...]

Written by World's Best on November 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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