refracture

(riːˈfræktʃə)

vb (tr)

(Medicine) med to fracture (a bone that has already been broken)

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refracture - break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way; "The surgeon had to refracture her wrist"

fracture - break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"

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None of the patients whose plate were removed had any report of refracture up to 6 months after removal of plate (last follow up).

FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF DISPLACED MIDSHAFT FRACTURE OF CLAVICLE USING LCP RECONSTRUCTION PLATE 3.5

The unique advantages of unicortical LHS, which have been proven beneficial, include preservation of endosteal blood supply (Goh et al., 2009), simplification of the plating surgery, avoiding potential over drilling or oversized screws (Dona et al., 2004) and reducing the risk of refracture after removal (Overturf et al., 2014 and Pater et al., 2014).

A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON EFFECTS OF TWO DIFFERENT CORTICAL-SCREW CONFIGURATIONS ON LOCKING PLATES FOR THE REPAIR OF SIMPLE DIAPHYSEAL LONG BONE FRACTURES IN DOGS

The patient who developed refracture and treated with hemiarthroplasty was not excluded from the evaluation because he had fracture 3 months after removal of the fixator.

Is External Fixation Valid Option for Pertrochanteric Fractures in High-Risk Patients?

The full year plan for 2018 includes drilling 49 SLH production wells, minor workovers on existing wells and minor refracture works.

AAG Energy Achieves Remarkable 2017 Annual Results

Stress shielding produced by rigid plates can lead to an 8% refracture rate after plate removal.

Flexible intramedullary nailing for fixation of displaced midshaft clavicle fractures

However, PMMA has been reported to be associated with undesirable properties such as high setting temperature, leakage (7-10%), lung and distal emboli, lack of osseointegration, and significant stiffness mismatch with bone leading to subsequent adjacent fractures or even refracture of the augmented vertebra [1].

Percutaneous Injection of Strontium Containing Hydroxyapatite versus Polymethacrylate Plus Short-Segment Pedicle Screw Fixation for Traumatic A2- and A3/AO-Type Fractures in Adults

Subsequent formation and progressive growth of pseudoaneurysm resulted in pressure on the medial femoral diaphysis with scalloping of the cortex and an increased risk of refracture (Figure 3).

Late Presentation of an Iatrogenic Pseudoaneurysm of the Profunda Femoris Artery following Intramedullary Nailing

Sharma, "Role of stress reorientation in the success of refracture treatments in tight gas sands," SPE Production and Operations, vol.

Evolution of Friction and Permeability in a Propped Fracture under Shear

(5) report on 1049 patients with the overall complication rate of 18%; of the 245 patients in this group, the most common reasons for reoperation were nonunion (24%), refracture (24%), aseptic loosening (21%), and recurrent dislocation (16%).

TREATMENT OF PERIPROSTHETIC FEMORAL FRACTURES AFTER TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY VANCOUVER TYPE B

You don't want him to refracture it and then end up with Fernando needing surgery, because a sixweek injury can then become a six-month injury."

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