torus fracture

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torus fracture

A deformity in children caused by the longitudinal compression of the soft bone in either the radius or ulna, or both, and characterized by localized bulging.

torus fracture.

See lead pipe fracture.

torus fracture

Orthopedics An incomplete fracture of the diaphysis of long bones with buckling of the cortex on the side opposite the fracture. See Greenstick fracture.

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fracture lead pipe fracture			1,2) Bowing and torus fractures result from longitudinal compressive forces. Pediatric skeletal trauma--plain film to MRI by Hussain, Hesham M.; Barnes, Craig E. / Applied Radiology Classical radiographs demonstrating the appearance of compression fractures, comminuted fractures, compound fractures, segmental fractures, spiral fractures, greenstick fractures, torus fractures, and stress fractures were examined. RAD-1. A look at fractures by Ketchum, Mike / Southern Medical Journal			torsoclusion tort torticollis tortious tortipelvis tortoise Tortoise Shell Nucleus tortoiseshell torts tortuosity tortuous Tortuous arteries Torture Torture Murder Torture Syndrome Torula Torula histolytica toruli toruloid Torulopsis Torulopsis glabrata torulopsosis torulosis torulus torus torus fracture torus levatorius torus palatinus torus tubarius toss-up tosylate total abdominal hysterectomy total allergy syndrome total anomalous venous return total aphasia total body electric conductivity total body hypothermia Total Body Modification Protocol total body radiation total body water total catecholamine test total cell volume total cleavage total CO2content total color blindness total communication total diameter total digestible nutrients total drug concentration total elbow arthroplasty total energy expenditure			toruli tactiles toruloid Torulopsidales Torulopsis Torulopsis glabrata Torulopsis utilis Torulopsis utilis torulopsosis torulose torulosis torulosis Torulous torulus torulus tactilis ToruN ToruN Torun, Treaty of Torunskie Zaklady Materialow Opatrunkowych torus torus torus torus Torus (mathematics) Torus (mathematics) Torus (mathematics) Torus (nuclear physics) Torus (nuclear physics) torus corneus torus corneus torus corneus torus fracture Torus group Torus group Torus group torus levatorius torus linguae torus linguae torus linguae Torus mandibularis Torus mandibularis Torus mandibularis torus metacarpal, torus metatarsal torus metacarpal, torus metatarsal torus metacarpal, torus metatarsal Torus palatinus Torus palatinus Torus palatinus torus pyloricus torus pyloricus torus pyloricus torus roll Torus tubarius toruses toruses toruses TORV Torva Tõrva Torvald's Unix Torvalds Torvalds

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