Meanings
adjectivecephalomedullary (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyRelating to the brain and the medulla oblongata
While being widely used in current medical treatment, especially in the area of intertrochanteric hip fractures, the cephalomedullary devices (CMN), however, led to a considerably high complication rate of 41.9% according to Pui et al.
2015 August 3, Junyi Wu et al., “Systematic Review of Adverse Effects: A Further Step towards Modernization of Acupuncture in China”, in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM, volume 2015, →DOI
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