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*This is a type of "what was done" to the body part in question --- it applies to Therapeutic Procedures only. | *This is a type of "what was done" to the body part in question --- it applies to Therapeutic Procedures only. | ||
*Refers to a procedure to stabilize or fix a body part. | *Refers to a procedure to stabilize or fix a body part. | ||
*The subtlety here is to distinguish it from [[Fusion]] of a body part which is also used to stabilize things -- so if the way the stabilization was done was by fusing things together (e.g. fusion of spinal bones), then use [[Fusion]] instead of [[Fixation]]. | *The subtlety here is to distinguish it from '''[[Fusion]'''] of a body part which is also used to stabilize things -- so if the way the stabilization was done was by fusing things together (e.g. fusion of spinal bones), then use '''[[Fusion]]''' instead of [[Fixation]]. | ||
{{CCI_Therapeutic}} | {{CCI_Therapeutic}} | ||