A new device ("G3 - IOR") for external fixation.
External fixation is nowadays an essential part of orthopaedic and traumatological surgery, since it offers a method of firm fixation, which can be applied at some distance from the fracture. It is easy to apply and to remove and, most important, there is no direct contact with the fracture site. THe writers present an apparatus of their own design which should eliminate all the disadvantages of the apparatus at present in use, while at the same time being simpler to apply and more effective in action.
D000818:Animals; D001858:Bone Nails; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses