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interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power"
breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" (同)break
fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" (同)break
become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle"
break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
the act of cracking something (同)crack, cracking
the basic unit of money in Western Samoa

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Hintermann B, Zwicky L, Knupp M, Henninger HB, Barg A.SourceClinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kantonsspital Baselland Liestal, Rheinstrasse 26, CH-4410 Liestal, Switzerland. E-mail address for B. Hintermann: beat.hintermann@ksli.ch. E-mail address for A. Barg: alexejbarg@mail.ru.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume.J Bone Joint Surg Am.2013 Jul 3;95(13):1166-74. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00538.
BACKGROUND: When a total ankle replacement fails, arthrodesis has been advocated as the treatment of choice. With the availability of a wide spectrum of implants, revision arthroplasty may become a viable alternative.METHODS: We reviewed a consecutive series of 117 cases (116 patients [fifty-six fem
PMID 23824384

Fixation strength of anteriorly inserted headless screws for talar neck fractures.

Capelle JH, Couch CG, Wells KM, Morris RP, Buford WL Jr, Merriman DJ, Panchbhavi VK.SourceUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Foot & ankle international. / American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society [and] Swiss Foot and Ankle Society.Foot Ankle Int.2013 Jul;34(7):1012-6. doi: 10.1177/1071100713479586. Epub 2013 Mar 1.
BACKGROUND: For noncomminuted talar neck fractures, traditional fixation is with small fragment screws or cannulated screws. Newer screw systems on the market allow placement of cannulated headless screws, which provide compression by virtue of a variable-pitch thread. The headless construct has an
PMID 23456083

Functional outcome following tibio-talar-calcaneal nailing for unstable osteoporotic ankle fractures.

Jonas SC, Young AF, Curwen CH, McCann PA.SourceGloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, UK. Electronic address: Sam.jonas@doctors.org.uk.
Injury.Injury.2013 Jul;44(7):994-7. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.11.008. Epub 2012 Dec 11.
INTRODUCTION: Fragility fractures of the ankle are increasing in incidence. Such fractures typically occur from low-energy injuries but lead to disproportionately high levels of morbidity. Ankle fractures in this age group are managed conservatively in plaster or by open reduction and internal fixat
PMID 23237604