Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Extensionen nach Frakturen
English translation:
fracture extension appliances
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Oct 30, 2013 12:11
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Extensionen nach Frakturen
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Hope this is not too stupid a question. What is this called in English please
Die Mullkompressen haben eingeschlagene Schnittkanten und werden z.B. zum Abdecken von Drains und Kanülen bei Dialysen und ***Extensionen nach Frakturen*** eingesetzt.
Die Mullkompressen haben eingeschlagene Schnittkanten und werden z.B. zum Abdecken von Drains und Kanülen bei Dialysen und ***Extensionen nach Frakturen*** eingesetzt.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | external fixator/fixation (post surgery) |
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Nov 4, 2013 06:19: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) Created KOG entry
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external fixator/fixation (post surgery)
gauze pads are used during the first postoperative days for covering the sites where the pins enter the tissue, nicely explained here:
http://www.orthofix.com/ftp/assets/center pics/patients/pins...
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Note added at 3 Stunden (2013-10-30 15:19:45 GMT)
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On second thought, this may also refer to fracture extension appliances (they are fixed to the bones in a similar way as external fixators), but I think external extensions are obsolete nowadays...
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