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External Fixators

"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.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "External Fixators" by people in this website by year, and whether "External Fixators" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 16 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2002 and 2003 and 2013 and 2015 and 2021
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