Question

Comminuted fractures are those in which

• A. A bone breaks into many pieces and some of the pieces are without blood circulation.
• B. A bone breaks into two parts.
• C. A bone breaks into many parts.
• D. A small piece of bone breaks.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A bone breaks into many pieces and some of the pieces are without blood circulation.

• A fracture is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone.
  
• Comminuted fractures are those in which a bone breaks into many pieces and some of the pieces are without blood circulation.
  
• These types of fractures occur after high impact trauma such as vehicular accidents.
• These types of fractures take a minimum of 3 months to recover.
• So, the correct answer is ''A bone breaks into many pieces and some of the pieces are without blood circulation'.