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sprain fracture

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Main Entry: sprain fracture
Function: noun
: the rupture of a tendon or ligament from its point of insertion at a joint with detachment of a splinter of bone
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sprain fracture n.
An avulsion fracture in which a small portion of bone has been pulled or pushed off, often occur in the ankle.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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