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1 He suffered comminuted open fractures to the tibia and fibula, which means both major bones in his lower right leg broke into multiple pieces and poked through the skin, which increased the threat of infection.

2 Also, this prognosis is rooted in my hopefulness the fracture is not comminuted (in multiple pieces), as that might prolong the timeline by a couple of weeks.

3 Fractures are divided into comminuted, simple, and compound.

4 But the tempest has sounded an assail, and the broadened flakes are comminuted into blinding drift—the earth beneath blows up to heaven, whilst the heaven thunders its vengeance upon the earth.

5 Indirect, remote, or accidental functions of a hammer may be comminuting, forging, driving, etc.

6 In some cases small, bony fragments from a comminuted fracture, becoming loose and acting as foreign bodies, give rise to troublesome fistulous tracts.

7 The slate is composed of fragments, resembling charred wood, united together by a paste of more comminuted woody matter, mixed, perhaps, with a small portion of clay.

8 Cake after cake is thus comminuted, at the rate of a ton per day from a single machine.

9 Excess of Callus.—In comminuted fractures, and in fractures in which there is much displacement, the amount of callus is in excess, but this is necessary to ensure stability.

10 Likewise the double teeth or grinders, either drop out, or rot away; so as now to be too few remaining to comminute solid food.

11 An incomplete fracture may also be either simple or comminuted.

12 How does fine come to be a synonym for minute, comminuted?

13 In comminuted and in impacted fractures with persistent deformity, complete excision of the bone yields good results.

14 The tibia and fibula are the two bones in your lower leg, and a comminuted fracture refers to a bone being broken into multiple fragments, as opposed to a clean break.

15 eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand

16 Treatment.—In simple comminuted fractures the patient should be anæsthetised, and the foot moulded into position, care being taken to restore the arch in order to avoid any tendency to flat foot.

17 It was readily ignited, burning with a dull flame and smoke, the fragments comminuting more or less by the heat.

18 Woods was taken to a nearby hospital, where he underwent lengthy surgery to stabilize his leg after suffering a comminuted open fracture.

19 According to a statement released by Woods’ representatives, the 82-time PGA Tour winner suffered comminuted open fractures to the upper and lower parts of his right tibia and fibula.

20 Indirect violence, on the other hand, usually produces an oblique fracture, which is frequently comminuted and often compound.

1 使成粉末

powder

2 研碎

triturate

3 分割

divisional secant division distinction partition segmentation part segment sever dissect repartition dissever compart divided dividual split severance split-up disseverance segmentalize separate portion divide dismember divide up

4 捣碎

mash bruise bray crush crumb stamp pestle

5 研细

bray comminution

6 切碎

chop mince

7 成粉末

powder

8 细分

subdivision comminution section mince subdivide breakdown atomize