pseudarthrosis /pseud·ar·thro·sis/ (soo″dahr-thro´sis) a pathologic condition in which failure of callus formation following pathologic fracture through an area of deossification in a weight-bearing long bone results in formation of a false joint.
pseudarthrosis [so̳″ahr-thro´sis]
pseudarthrosis (soo´därthrō´sis),
pseud·ar·thro·sis (s  där-thr  s s) or pseu·do·ar·thro·sis (sd-är-)n. See false joint. |
pseudarthrosis [so̳″ahr-thro´sis]
a pathologic entity characterized by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal callus; this leads to existence of the “false joint” that gives the condition its name.
pseudarthrosis (soo´därthrō´sis),
n a false joint; sometimes seen after a fracture.
pseudarthrosis, pseudoarthrosis
a pathological entity characterized by a nonosseous union of bone fragments of a fractured bone due to inadequate immobilization leading to existence of the 'false joint' that gives the condition its name.
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