"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) |
E07.695.370 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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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Internal Fixators" by people in Profiles.
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Chiu WK, Vien BS, Russ M, Fitzgerald M. Towards a Non-Invasive Technique for Healing Assessment of Internally Fixated Femur. Sensors (Basel). 2019 Feb 19; 19(4).
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Puri AS, Erdem E. Salvage percutaneous vertebral augmentation in failed spinal interbody fusions associated with multiple myeloma. Spine J. 2010 Aug; 10(8):e5-10.
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Knott PT, Mardjetko SM, Kim RH, Cotter TM, Dunn MM, Patel ST, Spencer MJ, Wilson AS, Tager DS. A comparison of magnetic and radiographic imaging artifact after using three types of metal rods: stainless steel, titanium, and vitallium. Spine J. 2010 Sep; 10(9):789-94.
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Gitelman A, Most MJ, Stephen M. Traumatic thoracic spondyloptosis without neurologic deficit, and treatment with in situ fusion. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2009 Oct; 38(10):E162-5.
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Eskander M, Brooks D, Ordway N, Dale E, Connolly P. Analysis of pedicle and translaminar facet fixation in a multisegment interbody fusion model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Apr 01; 32(7):E230-5.
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Pai S, Gunja NJ, Dupak EL, McMahon NL, Coburn JC, Lalikos JF, Dunn RM, Francalancia N, Pins GD, Billiar KL. A mechanical study of rigid plate configurations for sternal fixation. Ann Biomed Eng. 2007 May; 35(5):808-16.
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Lalikos JF, Tschakaloff A, Mooney MP, Losken HW, Siegel MI, Losken A, Reitz P, Wright M. Internal calvarial bone distraction in rabbits with experimental coronal suture immobilization: effects of overdistraction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1995 Sep; 96(3):689-98.
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Connolly PJ, Von Schroeder HP, Johnson GE, Kostuik JP. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Long-term effect of instrumentation extending to the lumbar spine. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1995 Aug; 77(8):1210-6.
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Mardjetko SM, Connolly PJ, Shott S. Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. A meta-analysis of literature 1970-1993. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Oct 15; 19(20 Suppl):2256S-2265S.