fractured ankle

collocation in English

meaningsoffractureandankle

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fracture
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfræk.tʃər/us
/ˈfræk.tʃɚ/
a break or crack in something hard, especially ...
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ankle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæŋ.kəl/us
/ˈæŋ.kəl/
the joint (= place where two bones are connected) between the foot and the leg, or the thin part of the leg just above ...
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(Definition offractureandanklefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If a patient has afracturedankle, he can cope with a change of staff.
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These accidents include numerous cuts on the body, three sprained ankles, onefracturedankleand in one case a fall which necessitated five stitches in the individual's head.
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If one were taken ill, with afracturedankleor something of the sort, at the last moment, there would be no hope of getting transport.
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He suffered afracturedanklein a midseason testing crash in.
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The only injury reported was afracturedankle, when the employee jumped down a burning stairwell to survive.
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Afracturedanklekept him off the ice for two months in 2013.
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He was placed on the injured reserve list and had surgery on thefracturedankle.
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The other two climbers had a fractured pelvis, andfracturedankle, respectively.
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A fourth person sustained afracturedankle.
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The fourth person sustained afracturedankle.
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Foyt suffered severe chest injuries, a broken back, and afracturedankle.
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However, we are discussing not fractured ankles, but people who suffer severe mental health problems.
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Waves up to 1.8m ft tossed the six surfers, leaving them with injuries ranging from broken noses and fractured ankles to head wounds from surfboards.
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