What are complex fractures?
Fracture usually refers to a break in the bone whereas complex fractures are when there is severe damage or break to a bone. This is also known as compound fracture. damage to the soft tissue. Complex fractures are open fractures which in most cases, have the bone protruding out of the socket, through the skin. It also damages the soft tissue, ligaments, joints and tendons. The nature of complex fractures are frail and generally require proper surgical treatment in order to treat and heal the damage.