Fractures in which the break in bone is not accompanied by an external wound.
Synonyms: Fracture, Occult Fractures, Closed Occult Fractures Fractures, Occult Fracture, Closed Occult Fracture Closed Fracture Closed Fractures
Term information
86(73); was see under FRACTURES 1975-85, was Prov 1973-74
86; was see under FRACTURES 1975-85
fract not causing an open wound; IM; coord with precoord organ/fract term (IM), as "closed fract of tibia" = FRACTURES, CLOSED (IM) + TIBIAL FRACTURES (IM); if no precoord organ/fract term is available, coord IM with organ /inj (IM), as "closed fract of fibula" = FRACTURES, CLOSED (IM) + FIBULA /inj (IM)