| intraoral fracture appliance | A metal or acrylic device attached to the teeth with wire or cement; used to immobilise fractures of the maxilla and mandible. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intraperiosteal fracture | A fracture in which the periosteum is not ruptured. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrauterine fracture | A fracture of one or more bones of a foetus occurring before birth. Synonym: foetal fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oblique fracture | A fracture the line of which runs obliquely to the axis of the bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occult fracture | A condition in which there are clinical signs of fracture but no X-ray evidence; after 3 or 4 weeks X-ray imaging shows new bone formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open fracture | Fracture in which the skin is perforated and there is an open wound down to the fracture. Synonym: compound fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open skull fracture | A fracture with laceration of overlying scalp and/or mucous membrane. Synonym: compound skull fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracic spine fracture | <orthopaedics> Bony fracture of one of the twelve thoracic vertebrae. (27 Sep 1997) |
| tillaux fracture | <radiology> Fracture of lateral aspect of distal tibia, analog of Salter III fracture of distal tibia in kids: distal tibial epiphysis closes in 12-18 months, medial portion closes first (12 Dec 1998) |
| elbow fracture | <radiology> Child: supracondylar fracture of humerus, adult: radial head fracture fat pads, anterior seen normally, displaced proximally by effusion, posterior most likely to be elbow joint effusion radiologic lines, anterior humeral line: should pass through capitellum, radio-capitellar line: should bisect radius and capitellum see also: elbow ossification centres, forearm fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
| toddler's fracture | <radiology> Non-displaced spiral fracture of tibia, no history of trauma, tender swelling of tibia, with or without periosteal new bone, main problem: make correct diagnosis Differential diagnosis: infection, tumour, non-accidental trauma (abuse) (12 Dec 1998) |
| torsion fracture | A fracture resulting from twisting of the limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| torus fracture | A deformity in children consisting of a local bulging caused by the longitudinal compression of the soft bone; it occurs commonly in the radius or ulna or both. Synonym: folding fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transcervical fracture | A fracture through the neck of the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transcondylar fracture | A fracture through condyles of the humerus or femur. (05 Mar 2000) |