ununited fracture

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• 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

• pseudarthrosis — A new, false joint arising at the site of an ununited fracture. SYN: false joint, pseudoarthrosis. [pseud + G. arthrosis, a joint] * * * pseud·ar·thro·sis .süd är thrō səs also pseu·do·ar·thro·sis .süd ō n, pl thro·ses thr …   Medical dictionary

• Carl Gussenbauer — (October 30, 1842 June 19, 1903) was an Austrian surgeon who was a native of Obervellach. He received his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1867, and was later a professor in Liège, Prague and Vienna. After graduation he was an… …   Wikipedia

• nearthrosis — A new joint; e.g., a pseudarthrosis arising in an ununited fracture, or an artificial joint resulting from a total joint replacement operation. SYN: neoarthrosis. [G. neos, new, + arthrosis, a jointing] * * * ne·ar·thro·sis .nē är thrō səs n …   Medical dictionary

• Phemister operation — use of an onlay graft of cancellous bone without internal fixation, for treatment of a stable but ununited fracture …   Medical dictionary

• faulty union — an ununited fracture …   Medical dictionary

• Hip replacement — Hip replacement, also hip arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant. Such joint replacement orthopaedic surgery generally is conducted to relieve arthritis pain or fix severe physical joint… …   Wikipedia

• Nonunion — also means a workforce that does not belong to a trade union. Nonunion is permanent failure of healing following a broken bone. Nonunion is a serious complication of a fracture and may occur when the fracture moves too much, has a poor blood… …   Wikipedia