The complete name of this surgery is open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). In the most common surgery to repair a femur fracture, the surgeon inserts a rod or large nail into the center of the bone. This rod helps support the bone until it heals.
Definition of circumstance for English Language Learners. : 1  a condition or fact that affects a situation. 2  circumstances : the way something happens : the specific details of an event. : 3  an event or situation that you cannot control.
situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; the dangerous situation developed suddenly; that's quite a situation; no human situation is simple. economic crisis, slump, depression - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment.