"Internal Fixators" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Internal Fixators" by people in Profiles.
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Infected hardware after surgical stabilization of rib fractures: Outcomes and management experience. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 May; 80(5):819-23.
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C1 lateral mass screw placement via the posterior arch: a technique comparison and anatomic analysis. Spine J. 2013 Nov; 13(11):1549-55.
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Management of pediatric mandible fractures. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2013 Oct; 46(5):791-806.
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Routine sectioning of the C2 nerve root and ganglion for C1 lateral mass screw placement in children: surgical and functional outcomes. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Jan; 29(1):93-7.
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Outcomes of instrumented fusion in the pediatric cervical spine. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Nov; 17(5):397-409.
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Image-guided multilevel vertebral osteotomies for en bloc resection of giant cell tumor of the thoracic spine: case report and description of operative technique. Eur Spine J. 2010 Jun; 19(6):1021-8.
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Subjective evaluation of treatment outcomes of instrumentation with pedicle screws or hybrid constructs in Lenke Type 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: what happens when judges are blinded to the instrumentation? Eur Spine J. 2009 Dec; 18(12):1927-35.
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Evaluation and treatment of zygomatic fractures. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Dec; 120(7 Suppl 2):5S-15S.
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MW construct in fusion for neuromuscular scoliosis. Eur Spine J. 2007 Mar; 16(3):373-7.
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Operative management of displaced femoral neck fractures in elderly patients. An international survey. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Sep; 87(9):2122-30.