- dislocation fracture
- fracture of a bone near an articulation with concomitant dislocation of that joint.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
dislocation fracture
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Monteggia dislocation fracture — Mon·teg·gia dislocation, fracture (mon tejґə) [Giovanni Battista Monteggia, Italian surgeon, 1762–1815] see under dislocation and fracture … Medical dictionary
Smith dislocation fracture — (smith) [Robert William Smith, Irish surgeon, 1807–1873] see under dislocation and fracture … Medical dictionary
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
fracture dislocation — dislocation complicated by fracture of, or adjacent to, a 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
fracture–dislocation — ▪ pathology a severe injury in which both fracture and dislocation take place simultaneously. Frequently, a loose piece of bone remains jammed between the ends of the dislocated bones and may have to be removed surgically before the… … Universalium
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-dislocation — frac·ture dis·lo·ca·tion (frakґchər dis″lo kaґshən) a fracture of a bone near a joint, also involving dislocation … Medical dictionary
