Sentences with phrase «creating small fractures»

At the end of oil and gas drilling, water that was used to create small fractures in deep rock to retrieve the fuel is injected back into the ground.

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Micro-fracture is a surgical technique done through a camera (arthroscope) in which small holes («fractures») are created at the ends of the bones which have these cartilage defects.

If a bone in the forearm or wrist is fractured, use a folded newspaper or magazine padded with a towel or small pillow to create a splint that immobilizes and protects the broken bone.

That mixed with the constant pressure Ware put on his joints as an athlete may have created small stress fractures that eventually spread or became worse.

Technological advancements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling across the American heartland have created thousands of jobs and revitalized small towns from Texas to North Dakota.