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External fixation

Archives of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery, 1978
The conclusion from the above clinical and experimental presentation is that stabilization by using external fixation in problematic cases is the method of choice because the risk of infection is better than by using the standard methods of plating and nailing.
R. Kleining   +3 more
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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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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.
Moshe Kon, Lior Rosenberg
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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 of Wrist Fractures

Orthopedics, 1984
ABSTRACT: One hundred and twenty-six wrist fractures treated by external fixation were reviewed, with an average followup of six months (range: one to 48 months). Most of the fractures were unstable. A radius-second metacarpal standard half-frame was used in 93.6%.
Schuind, Frederic   +2 more
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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

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 as a Secondary Procedure

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1982
Twenty-two patients were treated by external skeletal fixation as a secondary procedure after failure of primary management with other modes of treatment. Fourteen of these cases were infected at presentation. The average duration from the time of injury to the application of external fixation was 17 months.
Anthony K. Hedley, Mark L. Bernstein
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External Fixation of Tibial Fractures

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2015
External fixation for definitive or initial management of tibial fractures has a long history, with pin-to-bar external fixation being the standard of care for definitive management of tibial fractures. However, the use of this method lessened because of the increased popularity of intramedullary nailing and drawbacks associated with external fixation.
Philip R Wolinsky   +2 more
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A simple external fixator

Nigerian Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2004
An external fixator is very useful in the management of open fractures. A typical external fixator has provision only for a specific diameter of pins. This is a description of a simple external fixator which can accommodate any diameter of pins. KEY WORDS: External fixator, any diameter, pins Nigerian Journal of Orthopaedics and Trauma Vol.3(1) 2004 ...
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