Definition:
breaking of hard tissue such as bone "it was a nasty fracture" "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other "they built it right over a geological fault" "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust" the act of cracking something violate or abuse "This writer really fractures the language" interrupt, break, or destroy "fracture the balance of power" break into pieces "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle" become fractured "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe" break (a bone) "She broke her clavicle" fracture a bone of "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
Related tag cloud:
bone
orthopedic
osteoporosis
arthritis
hip
knee
spine
orthopaedic
sports medicine
arthroscopy
shoulder
trauma
foot
ankle
osteoarthritis
elbow
musculoskeletal
hip replacement
surgery
bones
postmenopausal
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