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Fracture meaning
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken. | A break in bone or cartilage. | A fault or crack in a rock.
Example sentences (20)
Crus fracture A crus fracture, in turn, can involve only the tibia (tibial fracture), only the fibula (fibular fracture) or both.
Fracture redirect A fracture of the leg can be classified according to the involved bone into: * Femoral fracture (in the upper leg) * Crus fracture (in the lower leg).
Adhesive fracture Adhesive fracture (sometimes referred to as interfacial fracture) is when debonding occurs between the adhesive and the adherend.
The major fracture types are the following: Cohesive fracture Cohesive fracture is obtained if a crack propagates in the bulk polymer which constitutes the adhesive.
As far as “traditional” sports go, Neibauer also excelled in volleyball and basketball before suffering a pars fracture — a stress fracture in the spine — in eighth grade, requiring that Neibauer scale back her sports activity at the time.
Jeremy Miles said: "Statistics suggest that if somebody has a fragility fracture there's a one-in-three chance they will sustain a further fracture within 12 months.
The front seat passenger had multiple fractures to her left femur, as well as an open left heel fracture and a burst fracture to a vertebra.
Your results are above the recommended threshold for medication, which is either a total-fracture risk of 20% or a hip-fracture risk of 3%.
She had sustained a pulmonary contusion, a complex pelvic fracture, fracture to the left leg, and an acute brain injury.
He incurred a compound fracture of the wrist, fracture of the right great trochanter, facial contusions, lacerations and sinus damage.
Liman said that three other pilgrims had fracture; one with pathological fracture while two others accidentally fell on the floor due to slippery tiles and were treated.
Fracture cave Fracture caves are formed when layers of more soluble minerals, such as gypsum, dissolve out from between layers of less soluble rock.
Fracture filling Fracture filling has been in use with different gemstones such as diamonds, emeralds and sapphires.
The reduction in fracture toughness is accompanied by a change in the fracture appearance.
The rupture velocity is a function of the fracture energy in the volume around the crack tip, increasing with decreasing fracture energy.
The tuning fork is toned on the suspected bone with fracture and toned progressively closer to suspected area of fracture.
About a week ago, Annie had a pretty nasty leg fracture after a freak accident.
According to a news release by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, an autopsy found that the cause of death was a neck fracture and strangulation.
According to The Times Magazine, Tinubu would be inheriting a fracture nation come May 29, when he would be sworn in as Nigeria's president.
Alarmingly, once a person suffers from a fragility fracture, they are up to four times more likely to experience another.