periprosthetic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
peri- + prosthetic
Adjective[edit]
periprosthetic (not comparable)
- Around the area of a prosthetic.
- 2015 May 10, Youngwoo Kim et al., “Treatment of periprosthetic femoral fractures after femoral revision using a long stem”, in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders[1], volume 16, :
- In our patients, 7 periprosthetic fractures were treated with locking compression plates, and all patients achieved union.