What is a closed fracture?

• A. the bone comes through the skin
• B. broken bone with no open wound
• C. bone fragments pushed into another
• D. bone splintered or crushed

Answer: (B)

A closed fracture means the bone is broken but the skin remains intact. There is no open wound, so the fracture isn’t exposed to the outside environment. This distinguishes it from an open (compound) fracture, where the skin is broken and a wound is present. The other descriptions refer to fracture patterns or skin breach—such as bone pieces driven into another or bones that are splintered or crushed—so they describe different specifics, not the simple definition of a closed fracture.