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Fracture Fixation

Known as: Fixations, Skeletal, fixation fracture, Skeletal Fixation 
The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals.
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Educational aspectsExternal Fixation DevicesImmobilizationOrthopedic Fixation Devices

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Orthopedic Surgical Procedures

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2010
2010
New intramedullary locking nail for olecranon fracture fixation--an in vitro biomechanical comparison with tension band wiring.
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the difference in displacement of a newly designed intramedullary olecranon… 
2010
2010
Outcomes associated with the internal fixation of long-bone fractures proximal to traumatic amputations.
BACKGROUND Preservation of optimal residual limb length following a traumatic amputation can be challenging. The purpose of this… 
2009
2009
A biomechanical study of conventional acetabular internal fracture fixation versus locking plate fixation.
BACKGROUND Conventional internal fixation entails the use of an interfragmentary lag screw along with a plate. Not all acetabular… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
No racial or ethnic disparity in treatment of long-bone fractures.
2000
2000
Effects of Nonius Line and Fusion Lock Parameters on Fixation Disparity
Purpose Clinical devices for fixation disparity vary in the size and position of the nonius test-lines and in the location of the… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Comparative biomechanical analysis of supracondylar femur fracture fixation: locked intramedullary nail versus 95-degree angled plate.
OBJECTIVES To compare the initial stability of the genucephalic (GSH) intramedullary nail and the 95-degree condylar compression… 
1997
1997
The Elements of Fracture Fixation
Lexicon of Fracture Fixation. Metals for Fracture Fixation. Bone Screws. Bone Plates. Intramedullary Nailing. Hip Fixation. Wires… 
1989
1989
Rigid skeletal fixation in maxillary osteotomies. Intraoperative control of condylar position.
In isolated maxillary osteotomies the condylar positioning technique cannot be performed because the autorotation of the mandible… 
1987
1987
Skeletal fixation versus skeletal relapse.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
General kin selection models for genetic evolution of sib altruism in diploid and haplodiploid species.
A population genetic approach is presented for general analysis and comparison of kin selection models of sib and half-sib… 
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