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incomplete fracture

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incomplete fracture
n.
A fracture that does not extend through the full transverse width of a bone.
incomplete fracture
See under fracture.
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Noun1.incomplete fracture - fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
greenstick fracture - a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children); the bone is bent but broken on only one side


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Doctors conducted a CT scan Monday as a precautionary measure and were surprised to find Fisher had suffered an incomplete fracture of the navicular bone - the same bone he broke last year.
FISHER OFF ON WRONG FOOT AGAIN HUNTER OBTAINED AFTER INJURY FOUND by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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