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.
Special Circumstances. Special Circumstances. In criminal cases, particularly homicides, actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. Special circumstances in murder cases may well result in the imposition of the death penalty (in states with capital punishment).