title: First Hungarian neurosurgical experiences with "Fixateur Interne" in the treatment of thoraco-lumbar spine injuries. Technical note.
abstract: The Fixateur Interne (F.I.) is a new device for internal fixation of the thoraco-lumbar spine developed by Dick and Magerl. It is based on a new principle since it does not act as a four-point bending system like long rod instrumentations but it is a two-point fixation system and it is stable in flection by itself. Because the system seems not well known among neurosurgeons, its use and advantages are described and two cases reported.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Traumatology, Department of Neurosurgery, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pentelényi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zsolczai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*