 Internal Fixators
"Internal Fixators" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Internal devices used in osteosynthesis to hold the position of the fracture in proper alignment. By applying the principles of biomedical engineering, the surgeon uses metal plates, nails, rods, etc., for the correction of skeletal defects.
| Descriptor ID |
D016268
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.370 E07.858.442.660.460 E07.858.690.725.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Internal Fixators- Internal Fixators
- Fixator, Internal
- Fixators, Internal
- Internal Fixator
- Fixation Devices, Internal
- Device, Internal Fixation
- Devices, Internal Fixation
- Fixation Device, Internal
- Internal Fixation Device
- Internal Fixation Devices
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Internal Fixators" by people in Profiles.
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Azzam KA, Rush ET, Burke BR, Nabower AM, Esposito PW. Mid-term Results of Femoral and Tibial Osteotomies and Fassier-Duval Nailing in Children With Osteogenesis Imperfecta. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Jul; 38(6):331-336.
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St Peter SD, Sharp RJ, Upadhyaya P, Tsao K, Ostlie DJ, Holcomb GW. A straightforward technique for removal of the substernal bar after the Nuss operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Oct; 42(10):1789-91.
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Cullinane DM, Fredrick A, Eisenberg SR, Pacicca D, Elman MV, Lee C, Salisbury K, Gerstenfeld LC, Einhorn TA. Induction of a neoarthrosis by precisely controlled motion in an experimental mid-femoral defect. J Orthop Res. 2002 May; 20(3):579-86.
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Goldstein JA, Macenski MJ, Griffith SL, McAfee PC. Lumbar sagittal alignment after fusion with a threaded interbody cage. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 May 15; 26(10):1137-42.
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Ellis DG, Snyder CL, Mann CM. The 're-do' chest wall deformity correction. J Pediatr Surg. 1997 Sep; 32(9):1267-71.
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