cerclage

English

Etymology

From French cerclage (literally “encirclement”).

Noun

cerclage (countable and uncountable, plural cerclages)

  1. (medicine) The use of a wire loop to hold fragments of a fractured bone together; or to prevent dilation of the cervix in the case of incompetent cervix.
    • 2015 July 4, Benjamin Bockmann et al., “Mid-term results of a less-invasive locking plate fixation method for proximal humeral fractures: a prospective observational study”, in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders‎, volume 16, DOI:10.1186/s12891-015-0618-y:
      Additionally, there are two angular holes designated for wire cerclages and non-absorbable sutures that can be used for additional fixation of the greater tuberosity.
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