nightstick fracture

English

Noun

nightstick fracture (plural nightstick fractures)

  1. (medicine) An isolated fracture of the ulna due to direct trauma to the forearm. The name refers to a situation in which a person raises an arm and exposes the medial aspect of the forearm in anticipation of an overhead blow.
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