comminuted fracture

American  

noun

1. a fracture of a bone in which the separated parts are splintered or fragmented.

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comminuted fracture British  

noun

1. a fracture in which the bone is splintered or fragmented

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comminuted fracture Scientific  

/ kŏm′ə-no̅o̅′tĭd /

1. See under fracture

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Etymology

Origin of comminuted fracture

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The tibia and fibula are the two bones in your lower leg, and a comminuted fracture refers to a bone being broken into multiple fragments, as opposed to a clean break.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2021

On the contrary, a compound, complicated, or comminuted, fracture, in whatever region it may be situated, may be counted incurable.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Sometimes bones are crushed into a number of fragments; this is a comminuted fracture.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

In the comminuted fracture the bone is broken into a number of pieces.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

In this a comminuted fracture occurred just above the centre of the shaft of the humerus.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry