What does cirro-stratus mean? Definitions for cirro-stratus Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word cirro-stratus. Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:
A quick or sharp movement from the glacier could cause the crevasse. Fast increases in temperature or the overall global warming can cause the glaciers to form crevasses as well. Also in some cases water flows can cause or deepen crevasses.
Pilon fractures occur when the talus is driven into the tibial plafond. The forces that cause fracture fragments in the distal tibial metaphysis, articular and soft-tissue damage, can be vertical, rotational, angular, or a combination of these.