Translations:Frakturen/24/en
Aus Dornheim Anatomy
A shear fracture (chisel fracture) is a bone fracture that occurs at prominent bone segments (e.g., articular processes). It is caused by shear or shearing forces and osteochondral fragments often result. It is also called a chisel fracture because when a joint is compressed, part of the bone is sheared off as if by a chisel blow.
