found: Work cat.: Raghava, P. Biomechanical evaluation of proximal humerus fracture fixation and rotator cuff repair, 2008:abstr. (Eleven matched humeri with three-part fractures were fixed with proximal humeral locking plate. Six pairs had an additional 1-cm medial wedge removed to simulate calcar comminution) p. 51 (In contrast to the comminuted fracture the non-comminuted fracture specimens did not show a clear pattern of failure)
found: Medical dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on Medterms, via WWW, Dec. 17, 2008(Comminuted fracture: A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces ... Note that comminuted fracture is distinguished from a compound fracture, an open fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin)
found: Scott, A.S. Body structures & functions, 2004:p. 99 (... common types of fractures ... Comminuted is when the bone is splintered or broken into many pieces that can become embedded in the surrounding tissue)
found: Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary, 2007:p. 753 (comminuted f[racture] -- one in which the bone is splintered or crushed)
