refracture

A verb used to indicate the act of breaking something again, especially a bone that has previously healed.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar o ato de fraturar novamente algo, especialmente um osso que já havia se consolidado.

1. Break a previously healed bone C1 formal medical

   To break a bone again, especially one that had healed incorrectly or in a malposition.

   • The surgeon had to refracture the patient's arm to correct the alignment.
   • After the initial injury healed poorly, the doctor decided to refracture the bone.
   • Refracturing a bone is sometimes necessary to ensure proper healing.

   🇵🇹Fraturar novamente

• refractured past participle
• refractured past simple
• refracturing present participle
• refractures third person singular