skeletal fixation

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skeletal fixation

[skel′ətəl]

Etymology: Gk, skeletos, dried up; L, figere, to fasten

any method of holding together the fragments of a fractured bone by attaching wires, screws, plates, or nails. See also external pin fixation.

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external pin fixation fixation Ilizarov external ring skeletal fixation polytef radiation therapy Teflon transarticular			A team headed by Dr Dean Richardson replaced the brace with an external skeletal fixation device that will take weight off the injured leg. Horse Racing: Barbaro undergoes further treatment; INTERNATIONAL ZONE by The Racing Post (London, England) Skeletal fixation with suspension wires is sometimes used to enhance the stabilization of the maxillomandibular complex. Overview of phase II surgery for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome by Guilleminault, Christian / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Six Pack Abs six pathogens Six Sigma six tooth six-minute walk test sixth cranial nerve sixth disease sixth venereal disease sixth-year molar size size acceptance size discrimination sizer Sjogren syndrome Sjogren's syndrome Sjögren's syndrome Sjögren-Larsson syndrome SK skato- skatole skatoxyl skelalgia skeletal skeletal discrepancies skeletal extension skeletal fixation skeletal fluorosis skeletal formula skeletal function skeletal muscle Skeletal muscles skeletal patterning skeletal relationships skeletal survey skeletal system skeletal traction skeletization skeleto- skeletogenous skeleton skeleton, axial skeletonize Skelid Skene's duct Skene's glands Skene’s Glands skenitis skeocytosis skeptophylaxis skew skew foot			skegs skegs Skei skein skein skein Skeine skeins skeins SKEL Skel-ML skelalgia Skelaxin Skelder Skeldrake Skelet Skelet Skelet Skelet skeletal skeletal skeletal skeletal Skeletal age Skeletal age Skeletal age Skeletal age skeletal coding skeletal discrepancies skeletal extension skeletal fixation Skeletal fluorosis Skeletal fluorosis Skeletal fluorosis Skeletal formula Skeletal formula Skeletal formula Skeletal formulae Skeletal formulas skeletal frame skeletal function skeletal function skeletal function skeletal function Skeletal isomer skeletal m skeletal m skeletal m skeletal m's skeletal m's skeletal m's Skeletal model skeletal muscle skeletal muscle skeletal muscle Skeletal Muscle Blood Flow Skeletal Muscle Glucose Utilization Skeletal Muscle Myosin Light Chain Kinase Skeletal Muscle Powered Ventricles Skeletal muscle relaxant Skeletal muscle relaxant

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