External fixation systems constitute a vital approach in orthopaedic fracture management, providing external support that stabilises broken bone fragments while minimising soft tissue disruption. The ...

Under regional anesthesia, one or two offset pins are inserted into each bony fragment. To avoid damage to the extensor tendon in a closed fracture, the skin is perforated first and the tendon is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Percutaneous reduction and external fixation appears to be a reliable alternative to internal fixation for ...

Soldiers and local nationals often suffer extremity injuries in combat zones, but the United States military has up until recently barely made use of external fixators for these injuries. New ...

Imperial researchers have developed a low-cost, easy-to-manufacture stabiliser for broken bones to help in regions where such devices are expensive or in short supply and people sometimes resort to ...

Washington quarterback Alex Smith took a significant step in his recovery on Monday, getting the external fixator removed from his right leg. Essentially a bulky metal halo encircling his lower leg, ...

ASHBURN — Redskins quarterback Alex Smith expects to have the external fixator on his right leg removed in a month to a month and a half, coach Jay Gruden said Wednesday. Smith, who suffered a ...

Alex Smith said last month that he expected to be able to stop wearing an external fixator on his right leg in July and the Washington quarterback’s hope has been realized. Smith had been wearing the ...

A move to lengthen limbs internally rather than via an external scaffold could reduce the effects of painful treatments, especially among younger patients Screaming woke Lanz Ellingsworth. The ...