internal fixation

internal fixation
intraosseous fixation the open reduction and stabilization of fractured bony parts by direct fixation to one another with surgical wires, screws, pins, and plates.

Internal fixation of hip fracture using side plate and bone graft after subtrochanteric valgus osteotomy.


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