Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee in the Presence of Bridging External Fixation: A Comparative Experimental Evaluation of Four External Fixators, Including Dolphix® [PDF]
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2021 Performing MR investigation on patients instrumented with external fixators is still controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of MR imaging of the knee structures in the presence of bridging external fixators.
Francesco Addevico +3 more
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Use of external fixators in developing countries: a short socioeconomic analysis [PDF]
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2022 The use of external fixators (EFs) dates back to 377 BC Hippocrates’ time, and it has a wide range of orthopaedic applications. External fixator has expanded its use in the management of fractures and other musculoskeletal conditions.
Pathmanathan Cinthuja +2 more
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Low Profile, High Impact: External Fixation using Locking Plates in Challenging Tibial Fractures [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Case ReportsIntroduction: Treating metadiaphyseal tibial fractures with compromised soft tissues remains a surgical challenge. While traditional external fixators are widely used, locking compression plates (LCPs) applied externally as fixators offer a promising ...
Ismail Pandor +5 more
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Locking Plate Fixators for Infected Extra-articular Long Bone Fractures without Bone Loss [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic Case ReportsIntroduction: Management of infected extra-articular long bone fractures without bone loss remains a challenging orthopedic problem. Traditional methods involving external fixators can be associated with discomfort, pin site infections, and delayed union.
Vaibhav Jain +3 more
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[Research progress on correction of severe foot and ankle deformities with digital hexapod external fixators]. [PDF]
Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za ZhiDu H, Wang Z, Qin S.
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Report About the Design of External Fixator for Treatment of Pelvis and Acetabulum Fractures [PDF]
Transactions of the VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Mechanical Series, 2012 Main point in this contribution is the design of external fixators applied in traumatology and orthopaedics. These fixators can be used in the treatment of open and unstable (i.e. complicated) fractures of pelvis and its acetabulum.
Martin JANEČKA +3 more
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Philippine Journal of Orthopaedics, 2023 Introduction. External fixation is used in the initial or definitive management of open fractures. Branded fixators are costly and often unavailable in low-resource countries.
Cris Dedumo +2 more
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Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, 2022 Objective To evaluate the use of external fixators in the delta-type kickstand configuration as an adjuvant method in the postoperative period of patients submitted to free flaps in the lower limbs.
Bruno Moraes Vasconcelos +5 more
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Outcomes of open tibial shaft fractures treated by external fixation method
Medicine Science, 2022 Tibia is vulnerable to open fractures due to its relative inadequacy of soft tissue coverage. The optimal treatment method of open tibial fractures is still controversial.
Mehmet Baydar +3 more
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About the Development of External Fixators Applied In Emergency Surgery [PDF]
Transactions of the VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Mechanical Series, 2013 At first, the doctors mentioned their own medical experience with treatment of complex pelvic injury in patients with polytrauma and give reasons for necessity of early stabilization of pelvic fractures by means of external fixation, especially with ...
Leopold PLEVA +6 more
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