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occult fracture

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occult fracture
n.
A fracture that does not appear in x-rays, although the bone shows new bone formation within three or four weeks of fracture.
occult fracture,
a fracture that cannot be detected by radiographic standard examination until several weeks after injury. The break is most likely to occur in the ribs, tibia, metatarsals, hip, or navicular. It is accompanied by the usual signs of pain and trauma and may produce soft tissue edema. Magnetic resonance imaging or a bone scan may be used to confirm a suspected occult fracture.


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