infibulo

English translation: pin

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Italian term or phrase:infibulo
English translation:pin
Entered by: potra

11:21 Mar 10, 2013
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Medical - Medical (general)
Italian term or phrase: infibulo
Artroprotesi completa d'anca con infibulo infisso in femore e sua estremita cefalica centrata nell'elemento acetabolare.
potra
United States
Local time: 17:15
pin
Explanation:
A pin is an orthopedic implant used to repair fractures.

http://www.harvardhealthcare.co.uk/orthopaedic-wires-and-pin...

http://www.orthogate.org/patient-education/hip/hip-pinning-s...
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Katarina Kvarnhult
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4pin
Katarina Kvarnhult
3hip pinning (surgery)
Cristina Grasso
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nailing/pin
P.L.F. Persio

  

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hip pinning (surgery)


Explanation:
Infibulo: "Stecca di osso o chiodo di acciaio speciale, che viene immesso nel canale midollare di un osso lungo in caso di frattura"

Hip Pinning:

Hip pinning is a procedure used to repair a hip fracture, or broken hip. Pinning means that one or more special metal pins are inserted into a bone or bones.


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    Reference: http://www.activeforever.com/a-3049-hip-pinning.aspx
Cristina Grasso
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pin


Explanation:
A pin is an orthopedic implant used to repair fractures.

http://www.harvardhealthcare.co.uk/orthopaedic-wires-and-pin...

http://www.orthogate.org/patient-education/hip/hip-pinning-s...


Example sentence(s):
  • The orthopedic used several pins to fix the fractured bone.

    Reference: http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_inglese/Italiano/I/i...
    Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/infibulo
Katarina Kvarnhult
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Reference comments


47 mins
Reference: nailing/pin

Reference information:
Ho trovato un paio di articoli tradotti dall'italiano in inglese su riviste mediche:
http://www.curehunter.com/public/pubmed2101246.do
Intramedullary nailing with a Rush pin in the treatment of diaphyseal humeral fractures
The authors discuss their 20 years of experience in the treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the humerus with Rush-type intramedullary nailing. (...)
Vernacular Title: L'inchiodamento endomidollare con infibulo di Rush nel trattamento delle fratture diafisarie di omero.

Vedi inoltre:
http://www.biomedsearch.com/nih/Intramedullary-nailing-in-tr...
INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING IN THE TREATMENT OF RECENT FRACTURES (206 CASES).
Vernacular Title:
L'INFIBULO ENDOMIDOLLARE NEL TRATTAMENTO DELLE FRATTURE RECENTI (206 CASI)

Buon lavoro!

P.L.F. Persio
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