| unstable cervical spine fractures | <radiology> Flexion: bilateral interfacetal dislocation, flexion teardrop fracture (usually C5 or C6) extension: extension teardrop fracture (usually C2 or C3), hangman's fracture, extension-dislocation, extension-fracture-dislocation, odontoid fracture vertical compression: Jefferson burst fracture see: cervical spine fractures (12 Dec 1998) |
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| femoral fractures | Fractures of the femur. (12 Dec 1998) |
| femoral neck fractures | Fractures of the short, constricted portion of the thigh bone between the femur head and the trochanters. It excludes intertrochanteric fractures which are hip fractures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| zygomatic fractures | Fractures of the zygoma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| forearm fractures | <radiology> Monteggia proximal ulnar fracture dislocated radial head, Galeazzi radial fracture dislocated distal ulna, mnemonic: MUGR (Monteggia ulna, Galeazzi radius), Monteggia More common (12 Dec 1998) |
| fractures | Breaks in bones or cartilage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fractures, closed | Fractures in which the break in bone is not accompanied by an external wound. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fractures, comminuted | A fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fractures, malunited | Union of the fragments of a fractured bone in a faulty or abnormal position. If two bones parallel to one another unite by osseous tissue, the result is a crossunion. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fractures, open | Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fractures, spontaneous | Fractures occurring as a result of disease of a bone or from some undiscoverable cause, and not due to trauma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fractures, ununited | A fracture in which union fails to occur, the ends of the bone becoming rounded and eburnated, and a false joint occurs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abiotic stress | <botany> Nonliving environmental factors (such as drought, extreme cold or heat, high winds) that can have harmful effects on plants. (06 May 1997) |
| acute stress reaction | A sudden bout of anxiety that is often accompanied by the features of hyperventilation (tingling around mouth and in fingertips, rapid breathing, faintness or fainting). (27 Sep 1997) |
| biotic stress | <biology> Living organisms which can harm plants, such as viruses, fungi, bacteria, and harmful insects. (19 Jan 1998) |