| 释义 |
compression plate compression platea plate for internal fracture fixation with screw holes so designed that insertion of screws draws bone fragments more firmly together.compression plate Orthopedics A plate used to stabilize fractures, used with lag screws to provide dynamic compression on the tension side of bone; dynamic CPs are the most common types of plates, and have special oval screw holes with a beveled floor and an inclined surface, to approximate the ends of the bone as the screws tighten. See Plate. com·pres·sion plate (kŏm-presh'ŭn plāt) A plate for internal fracture fixation with screw holes so designed that insertion of screws draws bone fragments more firmly together. |