comminuted

If the bone is in many pieces, it is called a comminuted fracture.

A fracture of the sternum is usually a comminuted fracture.

Comminuted nonunions have one or more intermediate fragments that are necrotic.

Comminuted fracture: a fracture in which the bone fragments into several pieces.

Comminuted fracture: Part of the bone shatters into fragments.

Comminuted fractures, in which part of the bone is broken into pieces, sometimes leading to later injury as the fragments migrate.

An x-ray in a local emergency room revealed a comminuted spiral fracture involving the upper half of the right femur.

Open right parietal comminuted skull fracture debrided, elevated.

The most of the surface soil is so intermingled with comminuted quartz, or siliceous sand, that cranberries grow in the grass fields.

A neutralization plate is used to bridge a comminuted fracture; it also transmits bending or torsional forces from the proximal to the distal fragment.

The Rolando fracture is a comminuted intra-articular fracture through the base of the first metacarpal bone (the bone located just proximal to the thumb).

The radial head fracture is usually managed by open reduction internal fixation; if the fracture is too comminuted, a radial head implant can be used.

Soy protein TVP can also be used as a low cost/high nutrition extender in comminuted meat and poultry products, and in tuna salads.

Beneath the finely comminuted regolith layer is the megaregolith, a layer of highly fractured bedrock many kilometres thick.

Comminuted Bone Fracture: A comminuted fracture has more than two pieces of bone which have broken off.

At the time, the plaintiff was suffering from a comminuted spiral fracture of the right tibia and fibula, which gave the appearance of having been caused by a twisting force.

K'Taran watched in silence as Bashir sorted through the rest of his limited pharmacy in search of something that might tackle the pain of a comminuted fracture.

"I was told in no uncertain terms that I had to be seen in Student Health to rule out a comminuted compound skull fracture from yesterday's gala event in the OR."

While training for the giant slalom in October 2008, Schild fell and sustained a comminuted fracture in her left tibia and fibula, as well as a fractured tibial head.

"Massive comminuted fractures of the left parietal bone, depressed fractures that drove the inner table of the skull into underlying brain;' I scanned out loud, flipping through one autopsy protocol after another.

"It's like he just suddenly flew out of hell:' I began sawing through the skull with all its comminuted fractures and areas punched out by violent blows of a tool or tools I couldn't identify.

Once more, he was beset by bad luck and suffered a comminuted fracture of his collarbone in a pre-season match for Gloucester Rugby, which greatly reduced his chances of playing in the autumn tests.

The surgical team successfully implanted a Synthes stainless steel Locking Compression Plate (LCP) and 27 screws into the colt's injured leg to span the comminuted fracture and joints.

Upon fracturing, bones may fragment into several pieces - known as a comminuted fracture - or the bone may not break at all, but merely bend, as is the case with greenstick fractures (which are more common in kids).