Don Juan fracture

noun

A calcaneal fracture.

Meanings

nounDon Juan fracture (plural Don Juan fractures)

plural Don Juan fractures

Origin

From the idea that a secret lover might need to escape quickly and generate such a fracture.

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APA

Don Juan fracture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Don%20Juan%20fracture

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“Don Juan fracture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Don%20Juan%20fracture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Don Juan fracture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Don%20Juan%20fracture.

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