false joint
Britishnoun
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If Canning has surgery, a screw would be inserted to stabilize the false joint created by the stress reaction in his back.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2022
If Canning decides on surgery, he would undergo a procedure in which a screw would be inserted to stabilize the false joint created by the stress reaction.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2022
My leg healed in a rough sort of way; but there’s a false joint; the bone kept coming away, and I could never walk properly again.
From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.
Delayed union, want of union, and the formation of a false joint have already been referred to.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
When a considerable section of the shaft has been lost, want of union, fibrous union, or the formation of a false joint may result.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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