Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 01-Jul 2024. Module: IPS terminology module (core metadata concept)
Descriptions:
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values |
| Internal skeletal fixation | Is a | Surgical procedure on skeletal system | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Internal skeletal fixation | Method | Fixation - action | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Internal skeletal fixation | Procedure site - Direct (attribute) | Skeletal system structure | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Internal skeletal fixation | Using device (attribute) | Orthopedic internal fixation system | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Internal fixation using screw | Is a | True | Internal skeletal fixation | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Internal fixation using staple | Is a | True | Internal skeletal fixation | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Closed reduction of fracture of femur with internal fixation | Is a | True | Internal skeletal fixation | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Open reduction of fracture with internal fixation | Is a | True | Internal skeletal fixation | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Internal fixation using plate | Is a | True | Internal skeletal fixation | Inferred relationship | Some |
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