Equipment and therapies
ORIF
open reduction, internal fixation
Surgical repair of a fracture: the bone is realigned through an incision (open reduction) and held with hardware (internal fixation).
How it gets tested
Tested against closed reduction (no incision) and external fixation (hardware outside the skin).
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