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Fractures, Open MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Fractures, Open
Tree Number(s)
C26.404.311
Unique ID
D005597
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005597
Annotation
coordinate with specific bone /‌inj or precoordinated Bone/Fracture term
Scope Note
Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone.
Entry Term(s)
Fractures, Compound
NLM Classification #
WE 182
Previous Indexing
Fractures (1966-1972)
See Also
Open Fracture Reduction
Public MeSH Note
78
History Note
78(73)
Date Established
1978/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/07/07
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