Collar, orthopaedic Health Dictionary

Originally the general measures, both surgical and mechanical, for the correction or prevention of deformities in children. Now, that branch of medical science dealing with skeletal deformity (congenital or acquired), fractures and infections of bones, replacement of arthritic joints (hips, knees and ?ngers – see

ARTHROPLASTY) and the treatment of bone tumours. (See BONE, DISORDERS OF; JOINTS, DISEASES OF.)... orthopaedics

See CLAVICLE.... collar-bone

An appliance worn to support part of the body or hold it in a fixed position. It may be used to correct or halt the development of a deformity, to aid mobility, or to relieve pain. (See also caliper splint; corset; splint.)... brace, orthopaedic