fractured leg

collocation in English

meaningsoffractureandleg

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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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leg
noun[C]
uk
/leɡ/us
/leɡ/
one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing ...
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(Definition offractureandlegfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffractured leg

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The woman was taken to hospital with afracturedleg.
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He suffered a dislocated ankle and afracturedleg, along with various bruises, for which he was awarded $11,000, including damages for pain and suffering and interruption of his business.
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The rest were examples of the daily toll of the pit—fracturedleg, fractured pelvis, fractured arm.
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The woman was taken to hospital with afracturedleg.
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The patient had afracturedlegand could not be admitted to a hospital.
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One young man, an arm amputee with afracturedleg, fell out of bed and in his confused state was trying to get out of bed all night.
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Several injuries, including a badlyfracturedlegin 1981, caused him to find a new outlet.
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He sustained head injuries, afracturedlegand broken teeth.
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The infection has prevented doctors from being able to set herfracturedleg.
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She suffered severe head injuries, a fractured pelvis, and afracturedleg.
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The skeleton had a fractured skull, fractured ribs, and afracturedleg.
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While serving as a paratrooper, he incurred a badlyfracturedlegthat ended his football career, but led him to his future wife, a nurse he met while recuperating.
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Villoresi survived with a severelyfracturedleg.
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Lewis' season was cut short due to afracturedlegsustained in a sliding tackle.
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Pollard, however, suffered afracturedleg, and was out for the month.
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Matt retired from ski racing in 1951 following a badlyfracturedleg, which took three years and surgery to fix.
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Parker was treated for afracturedlegand quickly released.
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