Fixator
[fik-sey-ter] /ˈfɪk seɪ tər/
noun
1.
a device incorporating a metal bar and pins that is used in stabilizing difficult bone fractures.
fixator fix·a·tor (fĭk’sā’tər, fĭk-sā’tər)
n.
A device that provides rigid immobilization of a fractured bone by means of rods attached to pins that are placed in or through the bone.
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