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FRACTURE SITE [13 records]

Record 1 2023-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

[An] avalanche that occurs away from the point where it is triggered.

OBS

[Remote-triggered avalanches] happen when a slab fractures the weak layer below it but does not produce an avalanche at the site of the fracture. Instead, the fracture propagates along the weak layer until it reaches a portion of the slab that rests on a slope that is sufficiently steep to avalanche.

OBS

remote-triggered avalanche; remotely triggered avalanche: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

Key term(s)
  • remote triggered avalanche

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

[...] avalanche qui ne se produit pas à l'endroit où elle a été déclenchée.

CONT

[Les avalanches déclenchées à distance] surviennent lorsqu'une plaque provoque une rupture de la couche fragile en dessous, sans toutefois provoquer d'avalanche à l'endroit de la rupture. Celle-ci se propage plutôt le long de la couche fragile jusqu'à ce qu’elle atteigne une portion de la plaque qui repose sur une pente assez abrupte pour produire une avalanche.

OBS

avalanche déclenchée à distance : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A fracture in which an external wound leads down to the site of the fracture, or fragments of bone protrude through the skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Variété de fracture dont le foyer communique avec l'extérieur à travers une plaie des parties molles et des téguments.

Key term(s)
  • fracture composée
  • fracture découverte

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A new false joint arising at the site of an ununited fracture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Articulation accidentelle produite entre les deux fragments d'un os fracturé et non consolidé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 4 2010-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
CONT

[A] diapir [is] a mass of rock, usually salt, which has come from a slightly deeper part of the earth’s surface by piercing through overlying layers of sediment through a zone of weakness.

CONT

Fault... refers to a fracture or a break in a hard surface like the Earth's crust. This area is a zone of weakness and may be the site of earthquakes or volcanoes.

CONT

... some of Canada’s youngest volcanoes formed in the weakened zone.

OBS

zone of weakness: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

[...] certains des volcans canadiens récents se sont formés dans cette zone de faiblesse.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Orthopedic Surgery
CONT

Based on the preoperative measurements, a Steinman pin is driven vertically into the shaft of the radius 4 cm proximal to the osteotomy site. The osteotomy is usually placed at the original site of the fracture or approximately 2 cm proximal to the joint surface. A second Steinman pin is inserted into the distal part of the radius just proximal to the articular surface to create an angle with the perpendicular pin that is equivalent to the premeasured deformity in the sagittal plane. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Chirurgie orthopédique

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

There are two forms of injection into deep geologic formations that have been suggested or used for LLW disposal: hydrofracture and deep well injection. Both methods are primarily useful only for liquid or finely ground wastes. They both take precautions to prevent contaminating useful aquifers by carefully selecting the geologic formations into which the waste is injected. Hydrofracture disposal also uses a very insoluble waste form. Generally, hydrofracture involves injection of a mixture of waste and liquid grouting materials under high pressure into a deep layered rock formation such as shale. The injected material causes layers of rock to separate and the material forms flat "sheets" extending out from the injection well. The grout causes some surface uplift near the injection well.

CONT

Because of difficulty in transporting liquid wastes safely, the hydrofracture facility must be located near the source of the waste. A hydrofracture site requires large, generally impermeable(to nearby aquifers) layered formations that fracture horizontally. The surface area needed and visual impact of a hydrofracture facility are relatively small. Major barriers to nuclide release are the grout(waste form) and the geologic formation used. Perhaps the greatest problem with hydraulic injection is that there is little control of fracture propagation and it is not possible to define the final geometry of the grout/waste sheets from the surface.

CONT

Hydrofracturing would not be appropriate for Eldorado wastes because of the large volume of waste and the questionable ability to dry and pulverize it to the necessary fineness (40 mesh or smaller).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
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Record 7 1994-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Abundant pseudocallus formation at the site of stress fractures is a hallmark of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis.

OBS

Osteoporosis due to glucocorticoid excess should be considered when there is associated osteoporosis of the skull, fractures of the ribs and pelvic rami, and prominent partially mineralized callus at the site of fracture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
OBS

cal : Nom donné à la substance fibreuse néoformée, (cal primaire), apparaissant au sein d'un foyer de fracture et aboutissant à la consolidation par ossification (cal secondaire).

OBS

Ce tissu est appelé cal primaire (...) S'il n'y a pas de stimulation par la suite, ce cal régresse. Cette observation s'applique à la formation du tissu de granulation plutôt qu'à la formation d'un cal véritable. Les signaux émis par les sollicitations de l'os contrôlent la formation du cal.

Spanish

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Record 8 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A fracture occurring at a site weakened by preexisting disease, especially neoplasm or necrosis, of the bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

[...] toute fracture survenant sur un tissu osseux remanié par un processus pathologique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 9 1993-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

Because of difficulty in transporting liquid wastes safely, the hydrofracture facility must be located near the source of the waste. A hydrofracture site requires large, generally impermeable(to nearby aquifers) layered formations that fracture horizontally. The surface area needed and visual impact of a hydrofracture facility are relatively small. Major barriers to nuclide release are the grout(waste form) and the geologic formation used. Perhaps the greatest problem with hydraulic injection is that there is little control of fracture propagation and it is not possible to define the final geometry of the grout/waste sheets from the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires

Spanish

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Record 10 1993-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

Because of difficulty in transporting liquid wastes safely, the hydrofracture facility must be located near the source of the waste. A hydrofracture site requires large, generally impermeable(to nearby aquifers) layered formations that fracture horizontally. The surface area needed and visual impact of a hydrofracture facility are relatively small. Major barriers to nuclide release are the grout(waste form) and the geologic formation used. Perhaps the greatest problem with hydraulic injection is that there is little control of fracture propagation and it is not possible to define the final geometry of the grout/waste sheets from the surface.

CONT

At Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the US Department of Energy has used hydrofracturing in shale formations for disposal of some liquid wastes. However, monitoring revealed that radionuclides are moving from the hydrofracture facility faster than expected and that operation has been stopped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
OBS

Voir aussi «fracturation hydraulique».

Spanish

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Record 11 1993-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Atomic Physics
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Because of difficulty in transporting liquid wastes safely, the hydrofracture facility must be located near the source of the waste. A hydrofracture site requires large, generally impermeable(to nearby aquifers) layered formations that fracture horizontally. The surface area needed and visual impact of a hydrofracture facility are relatively small. Major barriers to nuclide release are the grout(waste form) and the geologic formation used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Physique atomique
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Voir aussi «relâchement de radionucléides».

Spanish

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Record 12 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Hypertrophic nonunion is thought to be caused by continued motion at the fracture site. The fracture line persists, and there is buildup of external callus, widening the diameter of the bone ends. [From WORTH, 1986, p. 32. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Pseudarthrose fibro-cartilagineuse ou hypertrophique : il s'agit d'un cal fibro-cartilagineux externe. Sur le plan radiologique on constate : un élargissement de l'espace interfragmentaire, un élargissement et une condensation des extrémités osseuses qui s'arrondissent avec hypertrophie du cal, une oblitération du canal médullaire à hauteur du foyer, des signes de mobilité du matériel d'ostéosynthèse. [D'après EMSQU, 31010, A10, 1983, p. 12.]

OBS

source c : EMSQU, 31010, A10, 1983, p. 12.

Spanish

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Record 13 1987-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
OBS

traction splint : A splint that allows a longitudinal pull to a fracture site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
OBS

«Hare» est le nom du fabricant. Renseignement fourni par l'Adjudant-chef Guy Parent, Centre médical, MDN.

Spanish

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