Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
Under a reduction (Latin repositioning ) is meant returning to an ( approximate ) normal position or normal position. The ( transitive ) verb is ( some) reducible.
Used the term in medicine with the following syndromes is:
- Closed reduction, in which the deformity of the bone by pushing and pulling without surgery is corrected and
- Open reduction, in which the deformity is removed during surgery. The position is often fixed by means of screws, plates, wires and Others ( see: osteosynthesis ).
- Therapeutic procedures in surgery
- Operative treatment procedures