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Foot cut through to bone, and bone broken. how serious can this be?
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Infection Precaution: This type of injury requires tetanus immunization. May require debridement/cleaning out of wound and close follow-up care for posssible antibiotic regiment to help prevent bone infection, osteomyelitis.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Extremely: This is an open fracture and can lead to severe infection of skin and bone. It needs to be treated immediately.
Answered 9/28/2016
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