polyaxial

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) Having more than one axis.
 * 2) * 2008, Michael F. O′Brien, Peter O. Newton, 48: Surgical Treatment of Adolecent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Daniel H. Kim, et al. (editors), Surgery of the Pediatric Spine, page 605,
 * However, polyaxial screw heads can be controlled with an instrument in such a way as to mimic the monoaxial screw capability for direct vertebral rotation but ultimately retain the advantages of a polyaxial screws [sic].
 * The polyaxial screw is the most versatile. The polyaxial screw is a load-sharing device. A portion of the applied correction force is dissipated through the polyaxial connection protecting the bone-screw interface.
 * 1) * 2009, George J. Haidukewych, Procedure 25: Treatment of Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures above a Total Knee Arthroplasty, Arlen D. Hanssen, W. Norman Scott, Total Knee Replacement, unnumbered page,
 * More modern, polyaxial designs allow screw angulation prior to end point locking, and these can be very useful if femoral component lugs or the like are encountered during drilling.
 * 1)  Axial about more than one axis.
 * 1)  Axial about more than one axis.