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Fragility of red blood cells
The tendency of red blood cells to rupture. This is determined by subjecting the cells to different concentrations of saline in laboratory tests.
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Fragility
Brittleness; having the property of being readily broken, injured, or damaged.
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Tripod
A fracture in which the zygoma is separated from its attachment to the maxilla and the temporal and frontal bones. A stand having three supports, usually legs.
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Transcervical fracture
A fracture through the neck of the femur.
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Torus fracture
A fracture where the structure of one side of the bone is compressed, while the opposite side deflects from the growth plate, leaving the cortex intact.
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Toddler’s fracture
A fracture of the distal third of the tibia, sustained in a child typically aged 2 to 4 years. The child may limp or refuse to walk because of pain. The fracture may not be easily seen on plain radiographs.
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Straddle fracture
A traumatic fracture of all four pubic rami, often associated with injury to the urethra.
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Sprain fracture
The separation of a ligament from its insertion, taking with it a piece of the bone.
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Snowboarder’s fracture
A fracture of the lateral border of the talus caused by inversion and rotation of the talus within the mortise. Signs and symptoms often mimic those of an inversion (lateral) ankle sprain.
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Sleeve fracture
An avulsion fracture of the patella that typically occurs as a result of a sudden strong contraction of the quadriceps muscle group.
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