External fixation
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external-fixation-291-12845712
title:
External fixation
text:
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 and threaded rods — the Ilizarov apparatus, the Taylor Spatial Frame, and the Octopod External Fixator — which immobilises the damaged limb to facilitate healing. As an alternative to internal fixation, wherein bone-stabilising mechanical components are surgically emplaced in the body of the patient, externa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Surgical treatment procedure used to facilitate healing
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_fixation
date created:
date modified:
2023-11-19T18:14:00Z
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13
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