bayonet apposition

bayonet apposition

relationship of two fracture fragments that lie next to each other rather than in end-to-end contact.

bay·o·net ap·po·si·tion

(bā-ŏ-net' ap-ŏ-zish'ŭn) Relationship of two fracture fragments that lie next to each other, rather than in end-to-end contact.