fixators
Surgical bone anchors
Fixators are muscles that stabilize one part of the body while another part moves.
When you lift something with your arm, fixators in your shoulder and trunk hold steady so the moving muscles have a stable base to work from.
The term also applies to external medical devices that immobilize bones during healing: The surgeon attached a fixator to stabilize the fracture.
Treatment for broken bones
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- weight-bearingSupporting physical mass
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
remodeling · immobilization · alignment · stability · malunion · nonunion · infection prevention · physiotherapy
Pointed sewing fasteners
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
Device placed inside tissue
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- insertionPlacing something within
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- removalAct of taking away
application · reduction · alignment · stabilization · operative · percutaneous · minimally invasive · fluoroscopy
Relating to body stance
- isometricHaving uniform measurements
- rotator cuffShoulder's muscular support system
- activationSetting into operation
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
fracture repair
Treatment for broken bones
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- weight-bearingSupporting physical mass
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
recovery · remodeling · immobilization · alignment · stability · malunion · nonunion · infection prevention · physiotherapy
pins
Pointed sewing fasteners
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- correctionFixing of mistakes
implant
Device placed inside tissue
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- insertionPlacing something within
- placementPutting somewhere specific
removal · application · reduction · alignment · stabilization · operative · percutaneous · minimally invasive · fluoroscopy · drilling
postural
Relating to body stance
- isometricHaving uniform measurements
- rotator cuffShoulder's muscular support system
- activationSetting into operation
fixatorsmobilizers
Those who rally others
destabilizers · mobility aids · articulators · looseners · flexors
fixatorsprime movers
Original sources of action
agonists · movers · mobilizers · actuators · antagonists
fixatorslooseners
Things that undo tightness
destabilizers · liberators · pivots · hinges
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