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External fixation is a surgical routine to set bone fractures in which a cast would not allow proper alignment of the fracture. In this kind of reduction, holes are drilled into uninjured areas of bones around the fracture and special bolts are screwed into the holes. Outside the body, a rod with special ball-and-socket joints joins the bolts to make a rigid support. The fracture can be set in the proper anatomical configuration by adjusting the ball-and-socket joints. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_Fixation
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| external fixation |
This is a way of repairing a broken bone or securing a fusion using metal screws and plates which are partly outside the body. This is the opposite of internal fixation.
출처: www.lieberson.com/en/neurgosurgery_glossary/e.htm
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