wedge fracture

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wedge fracture

[wej]

Etymology: AS, wecg, peg; L, fractura, break

a fracture of the vertebral body with anterior compression.

wedge fracture

A sharply angled post-traumatic spinal fracture, most common in the thoracic vertebrae in a background of osteoporosis, and often accompanied by anterior wedging. Cf Teardrop fracture.

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