Orthopaedics · Skeletal System · Medium
Fixator
Meaning: A frame of pins and rods attached to bone to hold fractured fragments in place.
In practice: An external fixator was applied to stabilise the open tibial fracture.
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Which word means: Keeping an injured body part still, for example with a cast or brace, to allow healing.
Answer: Immobilisation
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Answer: Arthralgia
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