 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) |
E07.695.350 E07.858.442.660.460 E07.858.690.650.460
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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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| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 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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Meza BC, Shah SA, Vitale MG, Sturm PF, Luhmann SJ. Proximal anchor fixation in magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR): preliminary 2-year results of the impact of anchor location and density. Spine Deform. 2020 08; 8(4):793-800.
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Pirkle S, Kaskovich S, Cook DJ, Ho A, Shi LL, Lee MJ. Cages in ACDF are Associated With a Higher Nonunion Rate Than Allograft: A Stratified Comparative Analysis of 6130 Patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 03 15; 44(6):384-388.
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Gilday SE, Schwartz MS, Bylski-Austrow DI, Glos DL, Schultz L, O'Hara S, Jain VV, Sturm PF. Observed Length Increases of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods are Lower Than Programmed. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Mar; 38(3):e133-e137.
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Mhlaba JM, Chen ML, Bandla HP, Baroody FM, Reid RR. Predictive Soft Tissue Airway Volume Analysis in Mandibular Distraction: Pushing The Envelope in Surgical Planning for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Jan; 27(1):181-4.
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Roughton M, Agarwal S, Song DH, Gottlieb LJ. Rigid sternal fixation in the management of pediatric postmedian sternotomy mediastinitis: A 20-year study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2015 Dec; 68(12):1656-61.
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Ramirez N, Flynn JM, Smith JT, Vitale M, Sturm PF, D'Amato C, Samdani A, Machiavelli R, El-Hawary R. Use of the S-hook for Pelvic Fixation in Rib-Based Treatment of Early-Onset Scoliosis: A Multicenter Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Jun 01; 40(11):816-22.
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Jain V, Lykissas M, Trobisch P, Wall EJ, Newton PO, Sturm PF, Cahill PJ, Bylski-Austrow DI. Surgical aspects of spinal growth modulation in scoliosis correction. Instr Course Lect. 2014; 63:335-44.
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Black EM, Antoci V, Lee JT, Weaver MJ, Johnson AH, Susarla SM, Kwon JY. Role of preoperative computed tomography scans in operative planning for malleolar ankle fractures. Foot Ankle Int. 2013 May; 34(5):697-704.
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Kotwal SY, Farid YR, Patil SS, Alden KJ, Finn HA. Intramedullary rod and cement static spacer construct in chronically infected total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Feb; 27(2):253-259.e4.
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Babu MA, Coumans JV, Carter BS, Taylor WR, Kasper EM, Roitberg BZ, Krauss WE, Chen CC. A review of lumbar spinal instrumentation: evidence and controversy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011 Sep; 82(9):948-51.
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