nondisplaced
Crack without movement
Nondisplaced describes a fracture where the broken bone remains in its proper anatomical position.
The pieces haven't shifted apart or out of alignment: The X-ray showed a nondisplaced fracture of the wrist.
Such breaks typically heal faster and may not require surgery, unlike displaced fractures where bone fragments have moved.
Scalp-skin boundary
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- breakInterrupt continuity
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
trauma · orthopedic · radiography · cast · splint · immobilization · healing · recovery
Not damaged or altered
- alignedArranged in proper position
- positionLocation or stance
- secureProtected from harm
- anchoredFixed securely in position
unmoved · stationary · fixed · maintained · preserved · unshifted · anatomical · congruent
hairline
Scalp-skin boundary
injury · trauma · orthopedic · radiography · cast · splint · immobilization · healing · recovery · conservative
intact
Not damaged or altered
anchored · unmoved · stationary · fixed · maintained · preserved · unshifted · anatomical · congruent · apposition
nondisplaceddisplaced
Shifted from proper location
shifted · dislocated · misaligned · separated · offset
non, place, displace, displaced, displaces, displacing, displacement, displacements, misplace