{"id":1779,"date":"2020-01-31T10:30:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T10:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2023-07-17T06:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T06:05:49","slug":"comminuted-fracture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/comminuted-fracture\/","title":{"rendered":"Comminuted fracture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A complex bone fracture characterized by breaks in several places in the same area, crushed and\/or splintered.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A fracture where the bone is broken in several places.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A fracture in which the bone is broken into more than two pieces. 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