Using surgical or manual methods to correct a dislocation or fracture, thereby restoring it to its normal anatomic relationship.
The opposite of oxidation; chemical reactions resulting in a gain of electrons, or hydrogen, or the loss of oxygen.
A chemical reaction where hydrogen combines with another substance.
A loss of oxygen, a gain of electrons, or a gain of hydrogen by an atom or substance.
The gain of one or more electrons by an ion or compound by the addition of hydrogen or the removal of oxygen, oxidation.
The lessening of something, the process of becoming less.
The action of putting a hernia, a dislocated joint or a broken bone back into the correct position.
A procedure used in cases of fracture to restore the bones to their normal position.
Process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always accompanied by oxidation (loss of electrons) of the reducing agent. The combination of simultaneous oxidation and reduction reactions is often termed an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction.
A manipulative procedure for realigning displaced broken bone ends or “reducing” the dislocated bones of a joint to normal angles. Reduction is the technical term for the repositioning of bones. When surgery is required to treat a fracture or joint, the technique is called open reduction. After reduction, sometimes a rod, pins, a plate, screws, or special bone cement is used to hold the reduced bone fragments in place. If a hip, shoulder, or other joint becomes dislocated as a result of trauma, reduction involves setting the displaced bones by manipulating them into their proper position without surgery. This is called closed reduction.
The restoration of a displaced part of the body to its normal position by manipulation or operation. The fragments of a broken bone are reduced before a splint is applied; a dislocated joint is reduced to its normal seating; or a hernia is reduced when the displaced organ or tissue is returned to its usual anatomical site.
The manipulation of part of the body from an abnormal position to the correct one (e.g. fractures, dislocations or hernias).
Restoration to. a normal position, as a fractured bone, dislocated joint, or a hernia.
The process through which oxygen is subtracted from or hydrogen is added to a substance through a chemical reaction.
Restoration pertains to the act of returning a bodily component to its initial location subsequent to displacement, exemplified by the rectification of a broken bone through the realignment of its fractured ends or fragments. The process of fracture reduction commonly entails the administration of localized or general anesthesia. When accomplished solely through external manipulation, it is classified as a closed reduction, whereas surgical intervention characterizes an open reduction.
The procedure of repositioning a misaligned body part back to its natural location is known as reduction. This can be done to align the ends of a broken bone, to set a dislocated joint back into its socket, or to manage an abdominal hernia by pushing the protruding intestine back through the abdominal wall.