Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1.stress fracture- fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury fatigue fracture fracture,break- breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" ...
Post-fracture osteolysis of the pubic bone is rare. We report a case of a 70-year-old woman with osteoporosis and a history of radiation therapy 2 years earlier. At presentation, she was found to have a bilateral sacral fracture and fractures of both pubic rami on one side. The pain ...
13 Since that time, a number of techniques have been described that involve fixation of suspension sutures directly to the pubic bone, which avoids the risk of nerve entrapment that can occur with attachment to the rectus fascia. Leach described a technique using a needle to place the ...
Another peg is directionally-fixed and limited to extension through the peg hole in a single direction; i.e., coaxial with the peg hole axis. The peg holes and both types of pegs are adapted such that either of the pegs can be received within any of the peg holes of the device. 展开...
A condition in which a radiograph shows formation of new bone with thickening of periosteum at the site of an injury to bone. Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, ...
The physician reduces the fracture. The bone is kept in position by a cast or splint until union has taken place. Afterwards the limb is restored to complete function by physical therapy and exercise. In open or compound fractures, bleeding must be arrested before the fracture is treated. Init...
The fracture may be seen with bone scans or magnetic resonance imaging. open fracture open fracture open fracture SEE: Compound fracture. open-book fracture open-book fracture open-book fracture A fracture in which the pubic symphysis is broken apart, e.g., in a high-speed, front-end ...
The good news is it's fairly rare, almost always occurs in very aggressive wild sex, usually women on top. What happens is the penis comes out, vaginal vault and then goes back in and misses, hits the pubic bone in the woman and that's enough to torque it and pop it. ...
Alternativefractures, such as of the pelvis (especially pubic ramus fractures), acetabulum, femoral head and femoral diaphysis, all need to be considered.Pathological fracturesshould be considered if there is not a significant history of trauma. ...
to pelvic instability, whereas double breaks (bony or ligamentous) may lead to vertical and/or rotatory instability. The posterior sacroiliac ligamentous complex is the single most important structure for pelvic stability. Fractures that lie entirely outside of the ring (ie, inferior pubic rami ...