She said ophthalmologists feared that a severe fracture on the right side of the woman's face might have damaged her vision in one eye.
The study found that regardless of how severe the fracture was, those with diabetes were more likely than other patients to experience complications after surgery.
Most people would go into shock and pass out with that kind of a severe fracture.
The skull bones of both showed severe and potentially life-threatening fractures.
"In the front trunk of a Volkswagen suffering traumatic hemorrhaging and severe bodily fractures."
But following a severe fracture of his leg, he had to stop his career as a football player.
Results were similar when only severe fractures were analysed.
He missed most of 2003 because of severe fractures to his shins.
An autopsy revealed the child had died of a severe fracture to the back of the skull.
Various statistics demonstrate that a severe fracture may result in as many as 26 or 27 days in a hospital bed.