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ligamentotaxis

ligamentotaxis noun: the application of continuous force in order to bring parts of a fracture together and thus promote healing.

Noun

ligamentotaxis (uncountable)

  1. The application of continuous force in order to bring parts of a fracture together and thus promote healing
    • The fracture was reduced by ligamentotaxis (downward traction of the arm) and/or direct manipulation with pushers or rasps through the deltoid split to manipulate important fragments that were not attached to tendons or ligaments.2015 July 4, Benjamin Bockmann et al., “Mid-term results of a less-invasive locking plate fixation method for proximal humeral fractures: a prospective observational study”, in BMC Musculoskeletal...

Origin of ligamentotaxis

From ligament + -o- + taxis.

Questions about ligamentotaxis

What does ligamentotaxis mean?
Ligamentotaxis means the application of continuous force in order to bring parts of a fracture together and thus promote healing.
What part of speech is ligamentotaxis?
Ligamentotaxis is a noun.

Words near ligamentotaxis in the dictionary

  1. ligamentocytes
  2. ligamentomuscular
  3. ligamentoplasties
  4. ligamentoplasty
  5. ligamentotactic
  6. ligamentotaxis
  7. ligamentous
  8. ligamentously
  9. ligaments
  10. ligan
  11. ligand

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