complete fracture


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Noun1.complete fracture - break involving 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"
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The priority here is to avoid complete fracture of a raceway, which would lead to blocking of a disc, leading to damage of multiple discs."
Bearing up under pressure
WASHINGTON -- Newly released documents show that a former adviser to Russia's president sustained a complete fracture of his neck "at or near the time of his death" in a Washington hotel room in 2015.
Report: Ex-Putin adviser had broken neck
Histologically, a complete fracture was shown in the coronal third of the root extending on the buccolingual plane (H&E stain, Fig.
Clinical and Histological Findings of Post-Treatment Infection in the Presence of Vertical Root Fracture and Apical Periodontitis: Case Reports
A successful outcome was defined as complete fracture healing and the ability to bear weight and ambulate using the affected limb.
Retrospective Evaluation of Tibiotarsal Fractures Treated With Tape Splints in Birds: 86 Cases (2006-2015)
The strains with Europe over trade and security are so serious that a complete fracture, and the threat of an arms race between previously allied European nations, is no longer impossible.
The malformed summit
An x-ray revealed a complete fracture of his thigh bone and he was forced to undergo surgery, with expected recovery time of up to six months.
5 MINUTE BRIEFING
An x-ray revealed a complete fracture of his thigh bone and he was forced to undergo surgery, with an expected recovery time of up to six months.
MINUTE BRIEFING; The band split in 1982
Complete fracture union was obtained at 5.5+-0.9 weeks.
Fixation of unstable distal radius fractures by using expandable Intramedullary nailing system in adult patients
[2] More than 50% of them have an associated ulnar fracture, which is usually an ulnar styloid fracture but can be a distal ulnar plastic deformation, greenstick or complete fracture. [5] In our case also, there was greenstick fracture of the distal end of ulna on right side.
BILATERAL OPEN TYPE IIIB INJURIES--"FLOATING FOREARM" WITH CONTRALATERAL DISTAL RADIUS PHYSEAL SEPARATION--A RARE CASE REPORT
There were two complete fracture sites in the metallic biliary stent (arrow), located at the upper biliary stenosis and duodenal ampulla, respectively.
Self-Expanding Metallic Stent Fracture in the Treatment of Malignant Biliary Obstruction
Thus, after initiation of tensile cracks, the UHPC loses strength and stiffness in part, where steel fibers at cracked parts entirely endure complete fracture in shear and axial directions with respect to their standing position.
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Shear Behavior of Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete Construction Joints
One year later, i.e., three years after surgery, the patient seek further assistance because of the sudden severe hip pain, and the radiographs showed complete fracture of the nail at both the proximal and the distal holes (Figure 6).
Breakage in Two Points of a Short and Undersized "Affixus" Cephalomedullary Nail in a Very Active Elderly Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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