Grade 1 Compound Fracture

In case of grade i type of compound fracture the wound size is around 1 cm or smaller.

Grade 1 compound fracture. Grade i compound fractures. This system uses the amount of energy the extent of soft tissue injury and the extent of contamination for determination of fracture severity. A grade i open fracture occurs when there is a skin wound that communicates with the fracture measuring less than one centimeter. Grade 2 fractures can be simple or complex fractures that are accompanied by overlying wounds of more than 10mm.

A grade i fracture is a simple fracture that has an overlying puncture wound of about 5 10mm. Compound fractures are classified using a three grade system known as the gustilo anderson open fracture classification system. This helps doctors assess the likelihood of infection and estimate healing time. Sometimes it is difficult to assess if a fracture is open meaning the wound connects to the broken bone but this can be determined by injecting fluid into the fracture site and seeing if the fluid exits from the wound.

Progression from grade 1 to. The gustilo open fracture classification system is the most commonly used classification system for open fractures it was created by ramón gustilo and anderson and then further expanded by gustilo mendoza and williams. The typical features for this kind of fracture are.