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The history of external fixation

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2003
Even though external fixation is considered to be a rather "new" trend in orthopedics and traumatology, in fact it has been something used by physicians and surgeons for thousands of years. In the mid 1800's, external fixation would see some substantial growth and evolution, pioneered by physicians and surgeons whose principles are still in use today ...
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An External Fixator in Finger Reconstruction

Journal of Hand Surgery, 1986
A fast, simple and always available low cost external fixation device, made of two parallel plastic tubes and transverse Kirschner wires was devised and clinically tested.
L, Rosenberg, M, Kon
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Instrumentation for External Fixation

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1992
External skeletal fixation is a very useful technique for managing many orthopedic problems in veterinary practice. The Kirschner apparatus has been the most widely used fixator for many years in veterinary orthopedics because of its versatility, simplicity, and economy in use.
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Complications of External Fixation

1982
In 1950, the American orthopedic community was surveyed to determine the rightful place of external skeletal fixation in the armamentarium of fracture management (Johnson and Stovall, 1950). The majority of surgeons queried had tried and discarded external skeletal fixation because of concern for the complications associated with external fixators ...
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External Fixation

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1983
External fixation is a method of immobilization that uses percutaneous pins placed in bone and linked with external connectors. The concept of external fixation appears in works of Malgaigne from the mid-19th century. Since Malgaigne's invention many other external fixation systems have been introduced, and external fixation is currently a standard ...
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Duration of External Fixation, and Removal of the External Fixator

1985
The time an external fixator remains in place is standardized for elective orthopedic procedures, e.g.: Intertrochanteric osteotomies in children: 4 1/2 weeks, followed by hip spica for 4 l/2 weeks. Arthrodeses of the knee joint: 4 1/2 weeks, followed by knee cast for 4 1/2 weeks. Arthrodeses of the ankle joint: 4 1/2 weeks, followed by
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External fixation.

Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987), 2009
As a newly qualified staff nurse working on a trauma ward, I see patients with a variety of fractures. It is often difficult to distinguish between the different types of fractures and the methods of fixation.
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External Fixation

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 1982
External fixation of the mandible is required in complex fractures or to stabilize the mandibular segments during reconstruction. The method supplements interosseous wiring and intermaxillary fixation techniques.
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External fixation

Current Orthopaedics, 1988
Mstislav V. Volkov, Oganes V. Oganesyan
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Internal Contradictions of External Fixation. Combined External Fixation

2012
The assembly of an external fixation apparatus must fully accord with the most recent developments in transosseous osteosynthesis. The experimental/theoretical and clinical knowledge base is currently such that the rigidity of bone fragment fixation in relation to the diameter of the transosseous elements used, their type and crossing angle, the ...
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