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fracture dislocation — dislocation complicated by fracture of, or adjacent to, a joint … Medical dictionary
fracture-dislocation — frac·ture dis·lo·ca·tion (frakґchər dis″lo kaґshən) a fracture of a bone near a joint, also involving dislocation … Medical dictionary
Chopart's fracture-dislocation — is a dislocation of the mid tarsal (talonavicular and calcaneocuboid) joints of the foot, often with associated fractures of the calcaneus, cuboid and navicular.[1] Contents 1 Mechanism of injury 2 … Wikipedia
dislocation — [ dislɔkasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1314; lat. méd. dislocatio 1 ♦ Le fait de se disloquer, état de ce qui est disloqué. ♢ Méd. Déplacement anormal, en général par traumatisme (d un organe ou d une partie du corps). Dislocation d une articulation. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fracture — [ fraktyr ] n. f. • 1391; fraiture fin XIIe; lat. fractura, de frangere → fraction 1 ♦ Vx Rupture avec violence, avec effort. ⇒ bris. État de ce qui est fracturé, rompu. ⇒ cassure. Mod. Géol. Cassure de l écorce terrestre. ⇒ 2. faille; coupure.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dislocation fracture — fracture of a bone near an articulation with concomitant dislocation of that joint … Medical dictionary
fracture — 1. To break. 2. A break, especially the breaking of a bone or cartilage. [L. fractura, a break] apophysial f. separation of apophysis from bone. articular f. a f. involving the joint … Medical dictionary
Dislocation — For the syntactic operation, see Dislocation (syntax). For the medical term, see Joint dislocation. In materials science, a dislocation is a crystallographic defect, or irregularity, within a crystal structure. The presence of dislocations… … Wikipedia
dislocation — Displacement of an organ or any part; specifically a disturbance or disarrangement of the normal relation of the bones at a joint. The direction of the d. is determined by the position of the distal part of the articulation. SYN … Medical dictionary
fracture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. break, split, crack, cleft. See disjunction, brittleness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of breaking] Syn. rupture, breakage, disjunction, cleaving, cleavage, disseverment, riving, displacement,… … English dictionary for students
