incomplete fracture

noun

1. a fracture extending partly across the bone.

incomplete fracture

1. See under fracture

Example Sentences

An incomplete fracture may also be either simple or comminuted.

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In an incomplete fracture, where there is no displacement, the necessity of reduction does not exist.

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The diagnosis is easy when all the bones are completely broken, but the incomplete fracture can be only suspected.

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Among the varieties of incomplete fracture are: greenstick; fissured; depressed.

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