"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Surgical aspects of spinal growth modulation in scoliosis correction. Instr Course Lect. 2014; 63:335-44.
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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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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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A review of lumbar spinal instrumentation: evidence and controversy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011 Sep; 82(9):948-51.