"External Fixators" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
External devices which hold wires or pins that are placed through one or both cortices of bone in order to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. These devices allow easy access to wounds, adjustment during the course of healing, and more functional use of the limbs involved.
| Descriptor ID |
D016267
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.442.660.430 E07.858.690.725.430
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| Concept/Terms |
External Fixators- External Fixators
- External Fixator
- Fixator, External
- Fixators, External
- Fixation Devices, External
- Device, External Fixation
- Devices, External Fixation
- External Fixation Device
- External Fixation Devices
- Fixation Device, External
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "External Fixators" by people in Profiles.
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Half-pin Breakage in Multiplanar External Fixators Used for Pediatric Deformity Correction. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Sep 01; 43(8):e686-e691.
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High Rate of Union for Aseptic Distal Tibial Nonunions in Adults Treated With Slow Gradual Compression via Circular External Fixation. J Orthop Trauma. 2018 06; 32(6):301-305.
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Acute Management of Open Fractures: An Evidence-Based Review. Orthopedics. 2015 Nov; 38(11):e1025-33.
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External fixation for displaced 2-part proximal humeral fractures. Orthopedics. 2012 Dec; 35(12):e1732-7.
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Achieving differential facial changes with Le Fort III distraction osteogenesis: the use of nasal passenger grafts, cerclage hinges, and segmental movements. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Dec; 130(6):1281-1288.
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Quantitative histologic evidence of amifostine-induced cytoprotection in an irradiated murine model of mandibular distraction osteogenesis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Dec; 130(6):1199-1207.
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Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guidelines for hemorrhage in pelvic fracture--update and systematic review. J Trauma. 2011 Dec; 71(6):1850-68.
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External fixators as an adjunct to wound healing. Foot Ankle Clin. 2008 Mar; 13(1):145-56, vi-vii.
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Outcomes of tibial nonunion in older adults following treatment using the Ilizarov method. J Orthop Trauma. 2007 Oct; 21(9):634-42.
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Fractures of the tibial plafond. Instr Course Lect. 2007; 56:331-52.