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| Stein·mann pin [ stnmən pìn ] (plural Stein·mann pins) |
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surgical nail to allow traction: a fine surgical nail passed through bone and held under tension in a steel stirrup to which traction from a weight is applied so that a fracture can be maintained in alignment
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| [Early 20th century. After Fritz Steinmann (1872-1932), Swiss surgeon] |
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