Fracture Complications
When a broken bone turns dangerous · Week 6
A fracture can heal cleanly. It can also set off a serious complication. Watch for an
infection
in the bone, dangerous
pressure
building inside a muscle compartment, or globs of
fat
that reach the lungs. Click each one.
What goes wrong
A simple picture of each complication.
Pick a complication.
Pick a complication
infection · pressure · fat
Osteomyelitis
bone infection
Compartment Syndrome
pressure
Fat Embolism
fat to lungs
What's happening