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comminuted fracture

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comminuted fracture
n
(Medicine) a fracture in which the bone is splintered or fragmented
comminuted fracture  (km-ntd)
See under fracture.
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Noun1.comminuted fracture - fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
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Our club doctor, Mark Waller, has confirmed that Djibril Cisse suffered a comminuted fracture of the tibia and fracture of the fibula in his left leg," it declared.
Football: Medical miracle that he's back so soon by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
The 23-year-old suffered a fracture of the fibula and, more seriously, a comminuted fracture of the tibia.
Football: Bad Break; Benitez suffers striking problems Cisse's injury ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Last night Liverpool spokesman Ian Cotton said: 'Our club doctor Mark Waller has confirmed Cisse suffered a comminuted fracture of the tibia and fracture of the fibula in his left leg.
Football: CISSE LEG BREAK AGONY by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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