Diseases

Closed Fractures

Fractures in which the break in bone is not accompanied by an external wound.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Fractures in which the break in bone is not accompanied by an external wound.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Fractures, Closed
  • Closed Fracture
  • Fracture, Closed
  • Fractures, Occult
  • Fracture, Occult
  • Occult Fracture
  • Occult Fractures

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

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)

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History Note

86(73); was see under FRACTURES 1975-85, was Prov 1973-74

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  1. C26w.404w.124

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Closed Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005596. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005596
  2. Closed Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55093198