Meanings
nounmalorientation (countable and uncountable, plural malorientations)
plural malorientations
- countableuncountableBad or wrong orientation.
This program is able to correct the projected acetabular rims and the corresponding radiographic hip parameters caused by pelvic malorientation based on a cone-beam projection model.
2015 November 25, “Comparison of 2.5D and 3D Quantification of Femoral Head Coverage in Normal Control Subjects and Patients with Hip Dysplasia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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