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Noun
diaplasis (uncountable)
- (surgery) The setting of a fracture or dislocation.
2015 August 5, Jian Wang et al., “Annular ligament reconstruction by suture anchor for treatment of radial head dislocation in children”, in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, volume 16, →DOI:If closed reduction in patients cannot be achieved, or in patients with an unstable diaplasis and chronic RHD, or incarceration of annular ligament, open reduction and reconstruction of annular ligament is needed.