complete fracture

noun

1. a bone fracture in which the bone is split completely across.

Example Sentences

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