incomplete fracture

Other forms: incomplete fractures

Definitions of incomplete fracture
  1. noun
    fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
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    types:
    greenstick fracture
    a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side
    type of:
    break, fracture
    breaking of hard tissue such as bone
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