Medical Definition of Internal fixation

1. The use of internal metal plates, screws or rods to stabilise bone fragments. A procedure used to correct serious orthopaedic bone fractures that cannot be stabilised by casting or splinting. See: external fixation. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Internal Fixation

internal combustion
internal combustion engine
internal conflict
internal control
internal conversion electron
internal decompression
internal diameter
internal drive
internal ear
internal energy
internal exile
internal fertilization
internal fistula
internal fixation (current term)
internal fixators
internal haemorrhage
internal haemorrhoids
internal hernia
internal hydrocephalus
internal iliac artery
internal iliac lymph nodes
internal iliac vein
internal intercostal membrane
internal intercostal muscle
internal jugular vein
internal lacrimal fistula
internal limiting membrane

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