An ORIF is:
A) removal of a bone and replacing it with a prosthetic.
B) returning bones to their proper place by fixing a fractured bone from the inside (i.e., using screws, pins, plates, etc.).
C) returning bones to their proper place by fixing a fractured bone from the outside (i.e., using casts, splints, stabilizers, etc.).
D) the fixation of a fractured bone from the inside (i.e., using screws, pins, plates, etc.).
E) the fixation of a fractured bone from the outside (i.e., using casts, splints, stabilizers, etc.).

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ORIF stands for open reduction (returning bones to their proper position through the use of surgery) internal fixation (the fixation of a fractured bone from the inside (i.e., using screws, pins, plates, etc.); open reduction internal fixation.

An ORIF Is