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pseudofracture pseudofracture [soo″do-frak´chur] radiographic appearance of a thickened periosteum and new bone formation over what looks like an incomplete fracture.pseu·do·frac·ture (sū'dō-frak'chūr), A condition in which a radiograph shows formation of new bone with thickening of periosteum at site of an injury to bone.pseudofracture Looser zone A thin radiolucent line that mimics a true fracture and which is quasipathognomonic for osteomalacia in the adult, characterized by complex bony lesions typical of advanced renal failure. Cf Fracture. pseu·do·frac·ture (sū'dō-frak'shŭr) A condition in which a radiograph shows formation of new bone with thickening of periosteum at the site of an injury to bone. |