Realignment of the bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation?

Answer 1

Manipulation or closed reduction is the procedure of realignment of the bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation. It differs from open reduction in that the skin is not broken to realign the bone.

Answer 2

In orthopedics, the term for moving a bone, or bone fragments, back into proper alignment is called reduction.

Answer 3

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