 Fracture Fixation
"Fracture Fixation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals.
| Descriptor ID |
D005592
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Fracture Fixation- Fracture Fixation
- Fixation, Fracture
- Fixations, Fracture
- Fracture Fixations
- Skeletal Fixation
- Fixation, Skeletal
- Fixations, Skeletal
- Skeletal Fixations
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fracture Fixation" by people in Profiles.
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Kane ED, Jeremitsky E, Pieracci FM, Majercik S, Doben AR. Quantifying and exploring the recent national increase in surgical stabilization of rib fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Dec; 83(6):1047-1052.
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Swart E, Vasudeva E, Makhni EC, Macaulay W, Bozic KJ. Dedicated Perioperative Hip Fracture Comanagement Programs are Cost-effective in High-volume Centers: An Economic Analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Jan; 474(1):222-33.
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Lareau CR, Bariteau JT, Paller DJ, Koruprolu SC, DiGiovanni CW. Contribution of the medial malleolus to tibiotalar joint contact characteristics. Foot Ankle Spec. 2015 Feb; 8(1):23-8.
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Morris LM, Kellman RM. Complications in facial trauma. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2013 Nov; 21(4):605-17.
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Ioannidis G, Flahive J, Pickard L, Papaioannou A, Chapurlat RD, Saag KG, Silverman S, Anderson FA, Gehlbach SH, Hooven FH, Boonen S, Compston JE, Cooper C, Díez-Perez A, Greenspan SL, Lacroix AZ, Lindsay R, Netelenbos JC, Pfeilschifter J, Rossini M, Roux C, Sambrook PN, Siris ES, Watts NB, Adachi JD. Non-hip, non-spine fractures drive healthcare utilization following a fracture: the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). Osteoporos Int. 2013 Jan; 24(1):59-67.
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Vander Have KL, Caird MS, Gross S, Farley FA, Graziano GA, Stauff M, Segal LS. Burst fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Orthop. 2009 Oct-Nov; 29(7):713-9.
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DeAngelis NA, Wixted JJ, Drew J, Eskander MS, Eskander JP, French BG. Use of the trauma pelvic orthotic device (T-POD) for provisional stabilisation of anterior-posterior compression type pelvic fractures: a cadaveric study. Injury. 2008 Aug; 39(8):903-6.
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Wixted JJ, Reed M, Eskander MS, Millar B, Anderson RC, Bagchi K, Kaur S, Franklin P, Leclair W. The effect of an orthopedic trauma room on after-hours surgery at a level one trauma center. J Orthop Trauma. 2008 Apr; 22(4):234-6.
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Clemens MW, Parikh P, Hall MM, Attinger CE. External fixators as an adjunct to wound healing. Foot Ankle Clin. 2008 Mar; 13(1):145-56, vi-vii.
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Kotelnicki JJ, Bote HO, Mitts KG. The management of clavicle fractures. JAAPA. 2006 Sep; 19(9):50, 53-4, 56.
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