To be termed a compound fracture, outside air with bacteria and debris are able to access the fracture site without skin or soft tissue serving as a barrier.

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His officials had worked out a compromise by which the circle would be excavated and moved to another site before building began (though the circle, carved in soft limestone, might crumble in the process).

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