fracture

Example Sentences

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"Tests carried out on Monday... confirmed that she suffered a fracture... of the fibula on the left ankle," Barcelona said in a statement.

From Barron's

A member of a Homeland Security task force was hospitalized with a “possible sternum fracture” after being hit by a car in November in National City, just outside of San Diego, according to DHS.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the past twenty years, this shelf has developed increasing fractures around a major shear zone located upstream of that pinning point.

From Science Daily

A statement from the Royal Spanish Football Federation said that "following tests carried out by the medical services" Bonmati was "diagnosed with a fracture in her left fibula".

From BBC

Nights like this are what propelled a fractured Eastside music scene into becoming a full-fledged scene.”

From Los Angeles Times