postpinning

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adjective

Following the fixation of a pin

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Meanings

adjectivepostpinning (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineFollowing the fixation of a pin

    On CT scan, a deformed right femoral head with postpinning defect, articular changes, and subluxation was visualized.

    2015 June 3, Nagmani Singh et al., “External Iliac Artery-Appendicular Fistula due to Antegrade Unusual Migration of K-Wire from Hip to Pelvis: An Unreported Complication”, in Case Reports in Orthopedics, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From post- + pinning.

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APA

postpinning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpinning

MLA

“postpinning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpinning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postpinning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpinning.

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