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DISPLACED FRACTURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A fracture in which the fragments are not in alignment.

OBS

A fracture may be undisplaced, or it may be displaced, in which case, the fracture fragments may be displaced in one or more of the six following ways: (1) shifted sideways; (2) angulated; (3) rotated; (4) distracted; (5) overriding; (6) impacted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Fractures déplacées : le déplacement se fait par angulation-ascension-translation-rotation (le plus souvent externe) du fragment distal (par convention).

Spanish

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