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external fixator — an apparatus consisting of a rigid frame that connects pins passed through the skin into the bone above and below a fracture. This immobilizes the fracture, and is used particularly to treat some compound fractures. An external fixator is also… … The new mediacal dictionary
Octopod External Fixator — Adam Frame with Paley s Method The Octopod Circular External Fixator is medical device developed to treat bone fractures and deformities. The device consists of 4 main vertical struts between 2 rings and 4 assistant diagonal struts. This 3rd… … Wikipedia
External fixation — is a surgical treatment used to set bone fractures in which a cast would not allow proper alignment of the fracture. In this kind of reduction, holes are drilled into uninjured areas of bones around the fracture and special bolts or wires are… … Wikipedia
fixator — A device providing rigid immobilization through external skeletal fixation by means of rods (f. s) attached to pins which are placed in or through the bone. * * * fix·a·tor fik .sā tər n a muscle that stabilizes or fixes a part of the body to… … Medical dictionary
Distraction osteogenesis — Intervention ICD 9 CM 78.3, 84.53 MeSH … Wikipedia
Ilizarov apparatus — The Ilizarov apparatus is used in a surgical procedure that can be used to lengthen or reshape limb bones. In addition, the procedure is often used to treat complex and/or open bone fractures, where conventional treatment techniques cannot be… … Wikipedia
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 — is a system of procedural codes. It is a subset of ICD 9 CM (volumes 1 and 2 are used for diagnostic codes.) The United States National Center for Health Statistics drafted ICD 10 PCS in 2000 as a potential replacement for ICD 9 CM Volume 3, but… … Wikipedia
Distal radius fracture — Classification and external resources Colles fracture on X ray. ICD 10 S52.5 … Wikipedia
limb lengthening — an orthopaedic procedure for increasing the length of a limb (usually the leg). An external fixator is attached to the bone. This can be a circular frame surrounding the bone, which was invented by the Russian surgeon Ilizarov, or a bar down one… … Medical dictionary
limb lengthening — an orthopaedic procedure for increasing the length of a limb (usually the leg). An external fixator is attached to the bone. This can be a circular frame surrounding the bone, which was invented by the Russian surgeon Ilizarov, or a bar down one… … The new mediacal dictionary
