external fixation
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ex·ter·nal fix·a·tion
fixation of fractured bones by splints, plastic dressings, or transfixion pins.
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external fixation
Orthopedics Open reduction, stabilization and use of external fixators to manage fracture bone fragments Indications Open fracture with massive soft tissue damage; instant fixation in polytrauma; fractures with deficient bone stock, infection IF devices Fracture fixation, radius, tibia, pelvis, bone lengthening, Ilizarov device Complications Pin loosening and/or infection. Cf Internal fixation.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ex·ter·nal fix·a·tion
(eks-tĕr'năl fik-sā'shŭn)Fixation of fractured bones by splints, plastic dressings, or transfixion pins.
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