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pseudofracture

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pseudofracture /pseu·do·frac·ture/ (-frak´cher) a condition seen in the radiograph of a bone as a thickening of the periosteum and formation of new bone over what looks like an incomplete fracture.
pseu·do·frac·ture (sd-frkchr)
n.
A condition in which an x-ray shows formation of new bone with thickening of periosteum at the injury site.

pseudofracture
[-frak′chər]
Etymology: Gk, pseudes, false; L, fractura
radiologic evidence of a thickened periosteum and new bone formation over what looks like an incomplete fracture.

pseudofracture
radiological appearance of a thickened periosteum and new bone formation over what looks like an incomplete fracture.

pseudofracture
Looser zone A thin radiolucent line that mimics a true fracture and which is quasipathognomonic for osteomalacia in the adult, characterized by complex bony lesions typical of advanced renal failure. Cf Fracture.


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