Reduction
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Reduction (repositio, reductio, taxis) is a mechanical therapeutic procedure used to restore the normal anatomical relationship of parts. It is applied in dislocations, fractures, hernias, and prolapses of organs of a traumatic or pathological nature.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
REDUCTION (repositio, reductio, taxis), a mechanical therapeutic procedure serving to restore the normal relationship of parts. It is used in dislocations, fractures, hernias, and prolapses of organs (uterus, rectum) of a traumatic or pathological nature.--For reduction of a dislocation or fracture, see Dislocations, Fractures.--For reduction of a hernia, see Hernias.--For reduction of organs, see Prolapse of the respective organs.
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“Reduction.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/reduction/