ligamentotaxis
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ligament + -o- + taxis.
Noun
[edit]ligamentotaxis (uncountable)
- (surgery) The application of continuous force in order to bring parts of a fracture together and thus promote healing
- 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[1], volume 16, :
- 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.