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Simple fracture in Sports Injuries. The most common type where the bone is not completely broken. Ussually a lot of bleeding as the ends of the bone are sharp and therefore damage the surrounding tissue and muscle.
a broken bone that has not cut through the surrounding flesh or skin
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