Reduction (orthopedic surgery) 2299851 208341365 2008-04-26T16:11:45Z Marilyn.hanson 1037237 -pl and -fr, because the articles there aren't medical '''Reduction''' is a medical procedure to restore a [[Fracture (bone)|fracture]] or [[Dislocation (medicine)|dislocation]] to the correct alignment. When a [[bone]] fractures, the fragments lose their alignment in the form of [[Displacement (Orthopedic surgery)| displacement]] or angulation. For the fractured bone to heal without any [[deformity]] the bony fragments must be re-aligned to their normal [[anatomy|anatomical]] position. Orthopedic surgeons attempt to recreate the normal anatomy of the fractured bone by ''reduction''. ''Reduction'' could be by Closed or Open methods. ''Open reduction'' refers to the method wherein the fracture fragments are exposed surgically by [[Dissection|dissecting]] the tissues. ''Closed reduction'' refers to [[manipulation]] of the bone fragments without [[surgical]] exposure of the fragments. Once the fragments are reduced, the ''reduction'' is maintained by application of [[Cast (orthopedic)|casts]], [[Traction (orthopedics)|traction]] or held by [[implant (medicine)| implants]] which may in turn be external or internal. [[Category:Orthopedics]] {{treatment-stub}} [[de:Reposition]] [[ru:Репозиция]] [[ko:정복 (수술)]]