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fixator - definition and meaning
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noun anatomy Any muscle that fixes , or limits the movement , of a bone or joint
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He has had surgery to remove the fixator , but needs extensive physical therapy to build the leg back up.
Amanda Lin Costa: Open Hearts, Open Homes Amanda Lin Costa 2010
I still have something on my leg called an Ilizarov external fixator [to mend, lengthen and reshape] the tibia ... between your ankle bone and your knee ....
Tom Siebel On Being Gored By An Elephant As told to Steven Bertoni 2010
He has had surgery to remove the fixator , but needs extensive physical therapy to build the leg back up.
Amanda Lin Costa: Open Hearts, Open Homes Amanda Lin Costa 2010
An external fixator is bolted to her leg in six places, preventing her from playing her favorite game Double Dutch, but she says she only has one wish: to go back to school.
Sarah Ryley: After Earthquake, Children's Resilience Revealed in Play 2010
An external fixator is bolted to her leg in six places, preventing her from playing her favorite game Double Dutch, but she says she only has one wish: to go back to school.
Sarah Ryley: After Earthquake, Children's Resilience Revealed in Play 2010
I still have something on my leg called an Ilizarov external fixator [to mend, lengthen and reshape] the tibia ... between your ankle bone and your knee ....
Tom Siebel On Being Gored By An Elephant As told to Steven Bertoni 2010
He has had surgery to remove the fixator , but needs extensive physical therapy to build the leg back up.
Amanda Lin Costa: Open Hearts, Open Homes Amanda Lin Costa 2010
Fifteen years ago, I may have used a cheaper technology, an external fixator or reducing and pinning it.
Notable & Quotable 2009
Therefore, 2-3 inches of lengthening takes 2-3 months in the external fixator .
Dr. Rock Positano: Courting Controversy: Cosmetic Limb Lengthening Surgery 2008
This method minimizes the treatment time in the external fixator , limited to the time required to obtain the lengthening desired without having to wear the external device during the hardening or consolidation phase.
Dr. Rock Positano: Courting Controversy: Cosmetic Limb Lengthening Surgery 2008
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