Fractures can be open or closed. If your skin breaks open from the wound, doctors call it an open or compound fracture. If your skin doesn’t break, you have a closed or simple fracture.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was transported to a local hospital for surgery after suffering a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle during Sunday’s game against the ...

When Smith suffered a compound fracture with further complications in 2018, it looked like the former No. 1 pick's NFL career might be done. Instead, he rehabbed for nearly two years and dealt ...