microfracture

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microfracture /mi·cro·frac·ture/ (-frak´cher) a minute, incomplete break or small area of discontinuity in a bone.

microfracture

Bone-ology A linear defect in articular cartilage that extends beyond the articular calcified cartilage into adjacent tissue, accompanied by a reparative reaction. Cf Microcrack.

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