Found 2 items, similar to Impacted fracture.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: impacted fracture impacted fracture n : fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end
English → English (gcide) Definition: Impacted fracture Impacted \Im*pact"ed\, a. 1. Driven together or close. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: (Dentistry) Grown in an abnormal direction so that it is wedged against another tooth and cannot erupt normally; -- of teeth, especially the third molar; as, to extract an impacted third molar. [PJC] Impacted fracture (Surg.), a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be immovable. [1913 Webster]