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- noun A
greenstick fracture .
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The name greenstick is an analogy for green wood which breaks on the outside when bent, this is due to the bone being softer.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows abarreca 2010
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The name greenstick is an analogy for green wood which breaks on the outside when bent, this is due to the bone being softer.
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The name greenstick is an analogy for green wood which breaks on the outside when bent, this is due to the bone being softer.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows abarreca 2010
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The name greenstick is an analogy for green wood which breaks on the outside when bent, this is due to the bone being softer.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows abarreca 2010
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The name greenstick is an analogy for green wood which breaks on the outside when bent, this is due to the bone being softer.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows abarreca 2010
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A closer look revealed that most of the breaks were angled "greenstick" fractures that occur in fresh bones.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Yesterday she sustained a greenstick fracture to her left forearm when another child fell on her at the bottom of a slide.
Archive 2009-06-01 Williamson Family Blog 2009
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Yesterday she sustained a greenstick fracture to her left forearm when another child fell on her at the bottom of a slide.
Jessica's broken arm Williamson Family Blog 2009
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Someone sane up on the Hill needs to load their gun with silver bullets, pack up a crap-load of Holy water & wafers, cut a peck of stakes fron greenstick wood.
More Calls For Hillary To Drop Out, But Some Congressional Backers Stand Firm 2009
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When the fracture is incomplete (greenstick) or transverse, the symptoms are less marked.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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June 23, 2009