NOUN
- a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin
How To Use hairline fracture In A Sentence
- The well-known tamer survived with just a hairline fracture to her pelvis after colleagues restrained the animal. Times, Sunday Times
- It can sometimes cause soft-tissue injuries and stress fractures, also called hairline fractures, which result from the compounding of tiny cracks in the bone over time. TIME.com: Top Stories
- It might be a tiny hairline fracture but I can bend it. Times, Sunday Times
- I am pretty sure I have a hairline fracture of the finger and that will obviously keep me sidelined for a while.
- Yet that still represents something of an about-turn by the England setup, with Everton having initially been under the impression that the 29-year-old, who sustained a hairline fracture to a toe in last month's win at Fulham, would be excused any involvement after talks with the national medical staff. Phil Jagielka faces toe injection as John Terry waits in England wings
- The specialist he consulted on Monday diagnosed a hairline fracture of his right wrist and wants to take another look on Friday.
- She suffered a hairline fracture of her pelvis and finished sixth. The Sun
- She had a severe concussion and a hairline fracture in her hip, where she fell.
- The pessimist in me thinks that this is a hairline fracture.
- His highly physical performance has resulted in a hairline fracture on an elbow and injuries to his knees, right ankle and left wrist. Times, Sunday Times
