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anatomical position

[‚an·ə¦täm·ə·kəl pə′zi·shən]
(anatomy)
A reference posture used in anatomical description in which the subject stands erect against a wall with feet parallel and touching, and arms adducted and supinated, with palms facing forward.
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All fractures healed in an anatomic position. There was no failure of fixation, loss of reduction, or need for secondary surgery, including hardware removal.
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An open reduction through a medial parapatellar incision was utilized to dislodge the patella anteriorly into an anatomic position. ElMaraghy and Michels each similarly reported vertically rotated irreducible patella dislocations; however, these cases were not the result of a direct blow to the knee but rather a result of low energy indirect mechanisms, similar to the mechanism ofour patient presented in this case.
A rare case of an irreducible patella dislocation
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