After a few hours, the adult dragonfly will take to the air where it will prey on other winged insects. The temperature and weather greatly affect how long the dragonfly lives at this stage in its life. If the weather is warm and the dragonfly is able to avoid predators it can live up to six months. However, if the temperature is cold then adults may only live a few weeks.
What is ORIF Surgery? An open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) refers to a surgical procedure to fix a severe bone fracture, or break. âOpen reductionâ means surgery is needed to realign the bone fracture into the normal position.
More in Orthopedics. ORIF is the abbreviation for a procedure called open reduction internal fixation which is meant to repair compound bone fractures or severe breaks. Open reduction implies that broken bone is being realigned using surgery (as opposed to a closed reduction performed without surgery).