fixator

Example Sentences

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Before being referred to Alder Hey in 2024, Alfie's only option to make his leg longer would have been to have an external fixator fitted.

From BBC

A hospital near the border had already staked a fixator, a long metal rod with steel prongs on either end, into her leg to stabilize the bone and help control the bleeding.

From New York Times

The owl underwent a nearly four-hour surgery that involved putting in an “external fixator in the leg,” reconstructing its beak and bandaging its fractured wing, a Facebook post said.

From Washington Post

Tom Brady is far more of a fixer than a fixator, so it wasn’t surprising Sunday that the Tampa Bay quarterback was focused on righting his team’s rudderless ship, rather than yet another personal milestone.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the star, her surgeon Dr. Eugene Greeff "was super at stabilizing my leg with the external fixator until the massive soft tissue damage and swelling went down so that I could have the Big Operation."

From Fox News