A case series found that skin-stretching external fixation devices coupled with negative pressure wound therapy was effective in treating large skin defects, suggesting that this method may be a ...

Under regional anesthesia, one or two offset pins are inserted into each bony fragment. To avoid damage to the extensor tendon in a closed fracture, the skin is perforated first and the tendon is ...

GLIA, an international medical relief organisation, has designed and produced the world’s first 3D-printed external fixator ...

External fixation systems constitute a vital approach in orthopaedic fracture management, providing external support that stabilises broken bone fragments while minimising soft tissue disruption. The ...

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Researchers have developed a low-cost, easy-to-manufacture stabilizer for broken bones to help in regions where such devices are expensive or in short supply and people sometimes resort to homemade ...

The "United States Trauma Fixation Device Market Report by Products, Material, End User, States and Company Analysis, ...

This video shows the cyclic and static tests for external skeletal fixation devices from Zwick. The static materials testing machines have been exclusively designed for tensile, flexure, compression, ...

, University of Cruz Alta, RS Brazil; , and , University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WVa; , and , Brazil. Although results of studies employing external fixation are quite good, successful ...