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What are my chances of infection with a broken bone?
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Low: If the skin is intact the chance is very low. If the skin has been torn, the chance goes up to 5-20%.
Answered 7/29/2015
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Closed - unusual: If your fracture is not open (penetrating through the skin) the chances are highly unusual. If your break requires surgery the risks very minimally increase.
Answered 12/20/2017
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