Definition of Fractures. Meaning of Fractures. Synonyms of Fractures

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Definition of Fractures

Fracture
Fracture Frac"ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fractured (#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. Fracturing.] [Cf. F. fracturer.] To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull.
Fracture
Fracture Frac"ture (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere, fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See Fraction.] 1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach. 2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone. 3. (Min.) The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture. Comminuted fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone is broken into several parts. Complicated fracture (Surg.), a fracture of the bone combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or joint. Compound fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which there is an open wound from the surface down to the fracture. Simple fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by an open wound. Syn: Fracture, Rupture. Usage: These words denote different kinds of breaking, according to the objects to which they are applied. Fracture is applied to hard substances; as, the fracture of a bone. Rupture is oftener applied to soft substances; as, the rupture of a blood vessel. It is also used figuratively. ``To be an enemy and once to have been a friend, does it not embitter the rupture?' --South.

Meaning of Fractures from wikipedia

- two types of fractures: brittle and ductile fractures respectively without or with plastic deformation prior to failure. In brittle fracture, no apparent...
- forearm fractures (fractures of radius and ulna) "Gustilo open fracture classification" "Letournel and Judet classification" for Acetabular fractures "Neer...
- The hyoid bone fracture is a very rare fracture of the hyoid bone, accounting for 0.002% of all fractures in humans. It is commonly ****ociated with strangulation...
- Look up fractured in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fractured may refer to: Fracture, the separation of a material into pieces under the action of stress...
- ethmoid bone. Basilar skull fractures are divided into anterior fossa, middle fossa and posterior fossa fractures. Facial fractures often also occur. Diagnosis...
- stress fractures are common overuse injuries in athletes. Stress fractures can be described as small cracks in the bone, or hairline fractures. Stress...
- called a compound fracture. Compound fractures can either be clean or contaminated. There are four major types of skull fractures: linear, depressed...
- extracapsular fracture is a bone fracture near a joint but still located outside the joint capsule. Examples of extracapsular fractures are intertrochanteric...
- "bayonet" like deformity. Colles fracture is a common fracture in people with osteoporosis, second only to vertebral fractures. Diagnosis can be made upon...
- or neck area can cause a cervical fracture. Although high energy trauma is often ****ociated with cervical fractures in the younger po****tion, low energy...