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

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comminuted fracture

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

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

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

Bird reports a compound comminuted fracture of the left temporal region, with loss of bone, together with six drams of brain-substance, which, however, was followed by recovery.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

In some cases small, bony fragments from a comminuted fracture, becoming loose and acting as foreign bodies, give rise to troublesome fistulous tracts.

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

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

From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell