polyaxial screw

English

Noun

polyaxial screw (plural polyaxial screws)

  1. (surgery) A screw used for connecting vertebrae to rods in spinal surgery, having a spherical head enclosed in a housing that allows a range of motion along several different axes relative to the housing.
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