Pathologic Function
compression fracture
com·pres·sion frac·ture [ kuh m-presh-uhn frak-cher ]
Subclass of:
Fracture
Definitions related to compression fracture:
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A type of break in a bone caused by pressure and in which the bone collapses. Compression fractures usually occur in the spine (backbone) and in bones made weak by cancer or by osteoporosis (a decrease in bone mass and density).NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A type of fracture in which the bone is crushed, causing the broken bone to be wider or flatter in appearance.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Compression-induced traumatic break, and resulting collapse, of a short bone.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The collapse of a bone, most often a bone in the spine (vertebra).Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(fractures, compression) Crumbling or smashing of cancellous BONE by forces acting parallel to the long axis of bone. It is applied particularly to vertebral body fractures (SPINAL FRACTURES). (Blauvelt and Nelson, A Manual of Orthopedic Terminology, 1994, p4)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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