cerclage
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(sār-kläzh', sər-)
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n.
- The use of an encircling wire loop or ring to bring together the ends of an obliquely fractured bone or the fragments of a broken patella. Also called tiring.
- The use of an encircling silicone band around the sclera of the eye to correct detachment of the retina.
- The placement of a nonabsorbable suture around a functionally incompetent uterine cervix.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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cerclage
[Fr.] encircling of a part with a wire ring or loop, as for fixation of fragments in a fractured bone.
- cable and crimp c. — multifilament cable secured with a crimp.
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