A simple (closed) fracture is defined as:

A simple (closed) fracture is defined as:

• A. The bone breaks and the skin remains intact.
• B. The bone protrudes through a wound.
• C. The bone is crushed into many fragments.
• D. The bone dislocates with skin intact.

Answer: (A)

A simple (closed) fracture is defined by skin staying intact over the injury. That means the bone is broken, but there’s no open wound communicating with the fracture, so nothing protrudes through the skin. That’s exactly what the statement about the skin remaining intact conveys. The other descriptions point to different injuries: a bone that protrudes through a wound describes an open (compound) fracture; a fracture where the bone is crushed into many pieces describes a comminuted fracture; and a dislocation involves the joint surfaces being out of alignment, which is not the same as a fracture with intact skin.

A simple (closed) fracture is defined by skin staying intact over the injury. That means the bone is broken, but there’s no open wound communicating with the fracture, so nothing protrudes through the skin. That’s exactly what the statement about the skin remaining intact conveys.

The other descriptions point to different injuries: a bone that protrudes through a wound describes an open (compound) fracture; a fracture where the bone is crushed into many pieces describes a comminuted fracture; and a dislocation involves the joint surfaces being out of alignment, which is not the same as a fracture with intact skin.