Gamuts

Fracture

Fracture is the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress. The fracture of a solid usually occurs due to the development of certain displacement discontinuity surfaces within the solid. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Fractures
May Cause
Atlantoaxial instability
Avascular necrosis
Bowed bones
Broad tubular bones
Camptodactyly
Clavicular lesion in an infant or child
Distal clavicle defect
Enlarged intervertebral foramen
Focal vertebral sclerosis
Humeral head deformity
Intratracheal mass
Limb asymmetry
Localized brachydactyly
Lytic vertebral lesion
Multiple collapsed vertebrae
Presacral mass
Protrusio acetabuli
Radiolucent metaphyseal bands
Radiolucent skull lesion
Retrocardiac lesion
Rib lesion in a child
Sacrococcygeal mass
Scapular lesion in an infant or child
Scoliosis
Secondary osteoarthritis of the hip
Short fourth metacarpal
Short rib lesion
Thick periosteal reaction along bone shaft
Tibiotalar tilt
Wide metaphysis
May Be Caused by
Bowed tibiae - radial anomalies - osteopenia - fractures
Trauma

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