complete fracture
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She also suffered a complete fracture of her cervical spinal cord, the inquest heard.
From BBC
Newly released documents show that a former adviser to Vladimir Putin sustained a complete fracture of his neck “at or near the time of his death” in a Washington hotel room in 2015.
From The Guardian
In most cases, patients felt a dull, aching pain in the thigh or groin months before a complete fracture.
From Reuters
Treatment.—The displacement in complete fractures of the clavicle is readily reduced by supporting the elbow, bracing back the shoulders, and levering out the tip of the affected shoulder.
From Project Gutenberg
In the most numerous instances it includes the total thickness of the bone and is a complete fracture.
From Project Gutenberg
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