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Fractures, Closed
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Definition
: Fractures in which the break in bone is not accompanied by an external wound.
fract not causing an open wound; IM; coord with precoord organ/fract term (IM), as "closed fract of tibia"
Other names
Fractures, Occult; Occult Fractures; Occult Fracture; Fracture, Occult; Fracture, Closed; Closed Fractures; Closed Fracture