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Fixation (surgical)
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Fixation (surgical)
Fixation
in
orthopedics
is the process by which an injury is rendered immobile. This may be accomplished by
internal fixation
, using
intramedullary rod
,
Kirschner wire
or
dynamic compression plate
; or by
external fixation
, using a spanning external fixator,
Taylor Spatial Frame
or
Ilizarov apparatus
.
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