Optimal number of rings for lower extremity is four. The rings have to be allocated by two to each bony segment above and below fracture/nonunion. Shear phenomenon is dramatically …

External Fixation as a Bridge to Intramedullary Nailing for Patients with Multiple Injuries and with Femur Fractures: Damage Control Orthopedics. J Trauma, 48(4):613-623, 2000.

External fixation is a surgical treatment wherein Kirschner pins and wires are inserted and affixed into bone and then exit the body to be attached to an external apparatus composed of rings …

2023年8月4日 · The primary goal of external fixation is to maintain the length, alignment, and rotation of the fracture. External fixation can serve as provisional fixation or definitive fixation …

2024年6月3日 · What Is an External Fixator? An external fixator is a frame made of metal that keeps your bones in place. Pins from the ex fix are inserted through your skin and into your …

2024年11月12日 · An external fixator is a surgical device that allows a fractured or misaligned bone to heal properly. By immobilizing the bones, the external fixator provides stability to bone …

2023年8月4日 · The primary goal of external fixation is to maintain the length, alignment, and rotation of the fracture. External fixation can serve as provisional fixation or definitive fixation …

2014年8月9日 · With Hippocrates having used an external “shackle” device for maintaining a tibia fracture out to length, the concept of external fixation is more than 2,000 years old. Today, the …

2024年4月27日 · External fixation was described by Hippocrates almost 2400 years ago, when he wrote on a method to immobilize a fracture of the tibia, at the same time allowing for the …

2022年11月24日 · External fixation is a system of maneuvering, aligning, and stabilizing fracture fragments to a reasonable alignment by application of devices like pins, screws, or any …