Meaning of varize | Babel Free

Definitions

To produce a medial angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint.

transitive

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Examples

“The single segmental femoral head allograft measured 5 × 3 cm and was conical in shape. It was trimmed to have a firm press fit leaving the graft approximately equal to 1.5 mm proud. No fixation was employed (Fig. 2). A varizing proximal osteotomy was performed 6 months after allografting.”

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