<p>Actually a compound fracture looks more horrific than it often is. Ligament injuries like say, a torn acl or grade III ankle sprain can be much more troublesome. ACL/MCL tears are very common in football and it can be a year+ before you are back to your former self. A fracture is actually a preferable (if there can be such a thing) injury. My daughter is a gymnast. Several of her peers have torn their UCL in their elbow. This is more commonly known to the general public as a pitching injury in baseball players and requires surgery (Tommy John’s Surgery)and a year’s rehab. Two of her teammates received compound radial/ulnar fractures and both were back competing inside of 6 months. But, yeah, sports…particularly lots of hours in one sport=injury.</p>