How to Use compound fracture in a Sentence

compound fracture

noun
  • The result was a compound fracture, which is when the broken bone pierces the skin.
    Dan Shalin, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • His left ankle was in an air cast in what turned out to be a compound fracture.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Paramedics arrived and determined the man had suffered a compound fracture to the leg.
    Mark Dunphy, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2021
  • And then, about an inch below my shoulder, a full compound fracture.
    Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
  • And then, about an inch below my shoulder, a full compound fracture.
    Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 28 July 2022
  • Among his injuries was a compound fracture of his right ankle.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Lister first studied its use in compound fractures, in which the bone protruded from the skin.
    John J. Ross, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The pedestrian, a man in his 30s, suffered a compound fracture to his right leg, police said.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Smith suffered a compound fracture in his leg in 2018, which broke his tibia and fibula.
    Emmanuel Morgan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2021
  • Smith suffered a compound fracture in his right leg during a Nov. 18 loss to the Houston Texans.
    Alaa Abdeldaiem, SI.com, 15 July 2019
  • The 31-year-old motorcyclist had a broken right tibia bone and a compound fracture of the right foot, Heims said.
    Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Paramedics transported the victim to the hospital to be treated for a compound fracture to one of his legs.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
  • In November of 2018, Smith suffered a compound fracture of his right leg.
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Aguilar then lost her balance and fell backward, causing a compound fracture in her right leg.
    Salvador Hernandezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2023
  • In the fifth week of the 2020 season, Prescott suffered a compound fracture and a dislocation of his right ankle in a game against the New York Giants.
    Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Smith suffered a compound fracture that led to sepsis that has put his future somewhat in doubt.
    cleveland, 16 May 2020
  • The injury was a compound fracture in Finch's left leg — bone had pierced through his skin, making for a graphic scene for training staff and teammates.
    Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • But there is still the matter of recovering from the compound fracture of her right leg suffered in the state championship match.
    Dave Melton, Post-Tribune, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Medics took the pedestrian to a trauma center for treatment of a compound fracture to his right leg, San Diego police said.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2019
  • Prescott suffered a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle—the same side as this calf strain—in Week 5 of last season.
    Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Lowry was taken to the same hospital via ambulance and was treated for a compound fracture in his left arm.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Paramedics discovered a compound fracture in his right femur and he was taken by CareFlite to Tyler.
    Matt Williams, Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Smith suffered a compound fracture of his leg after he was sacked in a November 2018 game against the Houston Texans.
    Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Dak Prescott was taken off the field on a cart after suffering a compound fracture on Oct. 11 that ended his season.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2020
  • He was once trapped in an avalanche and knocked off his snowmobile, suffering a dislocated jaw and a compound fracture in one leg.
    Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Coming back from the gruesome compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle, and then from a strained shoulder, was at least a process Prescott could control.
    Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Dak Prescott suffered his compound fracture and dislocated ankle in the team’s first meeting with the Giants.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2021
  • The injury is in the same lower leg that needed two surgeries after Prescott’s season-ending compound fracture of his right ankle in Week 5 last year.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Washington quarterback Alex Smith appears ready to take a major step in his comeback from a compound fracture in his right leg.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2020
  • One officer suffered multiple compound fractures to his leg after he was hit with a brick near Lafayette Park.
    Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY, 31 May 2020

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