ligamentotaxis

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noun

The application of continuous force in order to bring parts of a fracture together and thus promote healing

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Meanings

nounligamentotaxis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe 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 Disorders, volume 16, →DOI

Origin

From ligament + -o- + taxis.

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