fixator

American  

[fik-sey-ter] / ˈfɪk seɪ tər /

Or fixater

noun

1. a device incorporating a metal bar and pins that is used in stabilizing difficult bone fractures.

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Etymology

Origin of fixator

First recorded in 1870–75; fix + -ator

Example Sentences

A hospital near the border had already staked a fixator, a long metal rod with steel prongs on either end, into her leg to stabilize the bone and help control the bleeding.

From New York Times

The owl underwent a nearly four-hour surgery that involved putting in an “external fixator in the leg,” reconstructing its beak and bandaging its fractured wing, a Facebook post said.

From Washington Post

Tom Brady is far more of a fixer than a fixator, so it wasn’t surprising Sunday that the Tampa Bay quarterback was focused on righting his team’s rudderless ship, rather than yet another personal milestone.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the star, her surgeon Dr. Eugene Greeff "was super at stabilizing my leg with the external fixator until the massive soft tissue damage and swelling went down so that I could have the Big Operation."

From Fox News

Muscle from his left leg was transferred to his right leg, a titanium rod was inserted in his tibia, and for months he wore a metal external fixator — which has since been transformed into the shape of the Lombardi Trophy.

From Washington Post