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Meaning of "comminuted fracture" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMINUTED FRACTURE

comminuted fracture


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMINUTED FRACTURE

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Comminuted fracture is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COMMINUTED FRACTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bone fracture

A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone. A bone fracture can be the result of high force impact or stress, or trivial injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, bone cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a pathologic fracture. Although broken bone and bone break are common colloquialisms for a bone fracture, break is not a formal orthopedic term.

Definition of comminuted fracture in the English dictionary

The definition of comminuted fracture in the dictionary is a fracture in which the bone is splintered or fragmented.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMINUTED FRACTURE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMINUTED FRACTURE

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Synonyms and antonyms of comminuted fracture in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «comminuted fracture» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of comminuted fracture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of comminuted fracture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «comminuted fracture» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

粉碎性骨折
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

fractura conminuta
570 millions of speakers
en

English

comminuted fracture
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

comminuted फ्रैक्चर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كسر مفتت
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

осколочный перелом
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fratura cominutiva
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সংকুচিত ফ্র্যাকচার
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

fracture comminutive
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Patah yang dipancarkan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Trümmerbruch
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

粉砕骨折
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

분쇄 골절
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Fraktur comminuted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chia gia tài ra từng phần
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எலும்பு முறிவு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

खंडित फ्रॅक्चर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Parçalanmış kırık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

frattura comminuta
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

rozdrabnia się złamania
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

осколковий перелом
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

fractura de mărunțit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θρυμματισμένων κάταγμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbrokkelde fraktuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

finfördelade fraktur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

splintrings-brudd
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMINUTED FRACTURE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMINUTED FRACTURE»

Discover the use of comminuted fracture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to comminuted fracture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Compound and comminuted fracture of legs Compound and comminuted fracture of leg Lacerated arm Caries of knee-joint Compound fracture of leg Compound and comminuted fracture of leg Compound and comminuted fracture of leg ...
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The Routledge Handbook of the Bioarchaeology of Human Conflict
Peri-mortem trauma summary 2 ≥75 16–20 Comminuted fracture of mandible and maxilla 3/46 50–75 21–30 Comminuted fracture of mandible, L. clavicle, L. scapula and an indeterminate L. rib 4 50–75 31–60 Comminuted fracture of R. 2nd ...
Christopher Knüsel, Martin Smith, 2013
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Confederate States Medical and Surgical Journal
Dew, private company "A," 24th Alabama; compound comminuted fracture thigh ; lay twenty-four hours on field. Amputation middle third forty-eight hours after wound was received. At first appeared to react but slowly, but was doing very well  ...
James Brown McCaw, Ira M. Rutkow, 1991
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2013 ICD-10-CM Draft Edition -
542.35 Comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus . 542.351 . 542.352 . 542.353 . 542.354 . 542.355 . 542.356 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm AIKIPQIBQIDIGISQIAIBQ Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ...
Carol J. Buck, 2013
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The Rationale of Operative Fracture Care
In a comminuted fracture, on the other hand, where the cortex opposite the plate ( "the medial buttress") is deficient or where a segment of bone is so shattered that structural stability and continuity cannot be restored, the forces of loading are ...
Joseph Schatzker, Marvin Tile, 2005
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Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging
A comminuted fracture does not always have a clear direction, because this term refers to any fracture with more than two fragments. A commonly occurring comminuted fracture pattern is the butterflyfragment, a wedge-shaped fragment split ...
Lynn N McKinnis, 2013
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Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction
Consequently, it is advisable to expose both fractures and reduce the less comminuted fracture first, holding it provisionally with a plate and two clamps. Doing so establishes length and facilitates reduction of the second fracture. Provisional ...
Bruce D. Browner, 2009
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Athletic Training and Sports Medicine: An Integrated Approach
A comminuted fracture involves failure of the bone at two or more sites (see Figure 3.13). Such a fracture is the result of compression, tensile, or shearing forces or some combination of these forces. Comminution at a fracture site indicates that ...
Chad Starkey, 2011
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Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
9 AD, Plate 27) • Comminuted fracture (crushed fracture — Fig. 9.4E, Plate 27) • Perforating fracture (Fig. 9.4F, Plate 27) • Combined fracture. Fissured fracture ( Fig. 9.4A) This is a linear fracture involving only outer or inner table or both tables  ...
Jaypee Brothers, Medical Publishers, Rao, 1999
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The Medicine Wheel for Step Parents: A Disaster Manual When ...
One of the most difficult fractures to care for is the comminuted fracture. In a comminuted fracture, the bone is shattered into pieces. The patient requires surgery, and the bone pieces are assembled like a puzzle and pinned. Some pins cannot ...
Mary Jane Grange, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMINUTED FRACTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term comminuted fracture is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cop receives gruesome injury in the line of duty
Ms Shaw said the officer had sustained a comminuted fracture which meant the bone had been broken or splintered into a number of pieces. «The Queensland Times, Jun 15»
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Published on May 31, 2015, 10:14 pm AST
Comminuted fracture - This type of break is very unstable. The bone shatters into three or more pieces. Signs and Symptoms. Heel fractures ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jun 15»
3
Hammer attack victim had to have two operations, Carlisle court told
He sustained an open comminuted fracture of the ulna (elbow). “He underwent two operations under general anaesthetic, first to fit the fractures ... «News & Star, Apr 15»
4
Firefighter gets payout for career-ending injury
The force of the recoil as the ladder impacted on the fence left him with a comminuted fracture, two dislocated elbows and forearms. His right ... «Ilkley Gazette, Mar 15»
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Firefighter secures six figure compensation following career-ending …
He suffered a comminuted fracture and two dislocated elbows and forearms. His right foot was also fractured and he was concussed. «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Mar 15»
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Yarosh wounded in Grad attack
He has an open comminuted fracture of the lower third of the arm, up to the elbow. His hand was injured seriously, but the injuries to his head ... «Charter 97, Jan 15»
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Physical Therapy Works on Owls Too!
In medical terminology, a comminuted fracture is a bone broken so badly it is reduced to splinters. This is obviously an extremely severe injury, ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
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Athletics: No feeling sorry - Davie
It was a comminuted fracture and took longer than expected to heal because of the severity of the break. A childhood dream was to play rugby ... «Otago Daily Times, Nov 14»
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Wounded Syrian boy arrives in Israel on donkey
"He also suffers from a comminuted fracture, and loss of tissue in one of his legs, and he has lost his vision. The boy is conscious, and although ... «i24news, Sep 14»
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Lawsuit: Man Accidentally Walks Toward Women's Bathroom in DC …
... to Georgetown University Medical Center's emergency room, where doctors told him he had a "comminuted fracture through the distal third of ... «Washington City Paper, Aug 14»
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