bone fracture
medical condition in which there is physical damage to the continuity of the bone
pathologic fracture
bone fracture caused by weakness of the bone structure
basilar skull fracture
break of a bone in the base of the skull
skull fracture
break in one or more of the eight bones that form the cranial portion of the skull
shoulder fracture
fractures of the proximal humerus (not joint)
avulsion fracture
tearing away of a bone by physical trauma
sternal fracture
term
Rolando fracture
comminuted intra-articular fracture through the base of the first metacarpal bone
hip fracture
medical condition
hangman's fracture
fracture of both pedicles of the axis vertebra
humerus fracture
break of the humerus bone in the upper arm
ulna fracture
break of the ulna bone in the forearm
pelvic fracture
fractures of the hip bone
Spiral fracture
type of bone fracture
Bosworth fracture
ankle fracture
rib fracture
break in a rib bone
finger fracture
medical condition
comminuted fracture
fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed into a number of pieces
elbow fracture
Medical condition
nonunion
permanent failure of healing following a broken bone
Hyoid bone fracture
rare orthopedic condition
extracapsular fracture
medical condition
stress fracture
fatigue-induced fracture of the bone caused by repeated stress over time
open fracture
type of bone fracture
Chance fracture
medical condition
Flexion teardrop fracture
medical condition
spinal fracture
fracture affecting the vertebrae of the spinal column
Busch fracture
medical condition