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.