title: Internal fixation in patients with multiple injuries.
abstract: The hypothesis is advanced that there are additional and exceptional indications for the use of internal fixation in the patient with multiple injuries. Eleven case studies of patients who sustained major injuries support this hypothesis.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery