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Wound of Compounding

The wound of compounding is the wound of an open fracture. It is a bit of a throwback to the old terminology of "compound fracture." Surgeons often refer to the wound overlying the fracture as the "wound of compounding."
The wound of compounding was closed in a carefully layered fashion.
by ohal0012 December 23, 2021
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