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The breaking of a bone that has united after a previous fracture.

refracture

the process of breaking a bone which has previously been fractured, but healed in an unsatisfactory manner, usually with a deformity.

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osteoclasis			Significantly fewer refractures after vertebroplasty in patients who engage in back extensor strengthening exercises. Musculoskeletal challenges of osteoporosis: therapeutic ... by Sinaki, Mehrsheed / From the Osteoporosis World 5 cm; a good result was defined as union with any 2 of the other 3 criteria; a fair result was defined as union with one of the other 3 criteria; and a poor result was defined as non-union or refracture or union in the absence of any of the other 3 criteria. Acute invaginating docking for infected non-unions of the humerus by S A Dhar and A A Kawoosa and M F Butt and M F Ali and M R Mir and M A Halwai / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery House may have been into her, but she's into Wilson, and an engineer at the base - initially, a seeming MacGuffin in the story line - was into her, willing to drink her urine, drill a hole in her skull and refracture her toe (now that's love), all to help save her life. MAYOR OF TELEVISION BLOG by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			refracting angle refracting medium refraction refraction of eye refractionist refractive refractive error Refractive eye surgery refractive index refractive keratotomy refractive surgery refractometer refractometry refractoriness refractory refractory anemia refractory anemia with excess blasts Refractory Cancer refractory hypertension refractory medium refractory osteomyelitis refractory period refractory periodontitis refractory septic shock refractory state refracture reframing refrangible refresh refrigerant refrigeration refrigeration anesthesia refringence refringent Refsum's disease Refsum's syndrome Refugee refusal refusal of treatment refusal, informed refusion REG regeneration regenerative left shift Regenerative Medicine regenerative polyp regime regimen regio region region of back			Refractory periods Refractory periods refractory pot refractory rickets refractory rickets refractory rickets refractory sand refractory septic shock refractory sideroblastic anemia refractory sideroblastic anemia refractory sideroblastic anemia refractory sprue refractory sprue refractory sprue refractory state refractory state refractory state refractory state Refractory surgery Refractory time Refractory time Refractory time refractory ulcer refractory ulcer refractory ulcer refractory-lined refractory-lined firebox boiler refracts refracts REFRACTT refracture REFRAD REFRADT Refragable Refragate refrain refrain refrain refrain refrain from refrain from refrain from action refrain from noticing refrain from punishing refrain from using refrain from working refrained refrained refrained refrainer refrainer refrainer refraining refraining refraining refraining from involvement refraining from utterance refrainment refrainment refrainment refrains

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