title: Reuse of selected external fixator components is safe and should be supported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7055, USA. dirschld@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Dirschl
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000191:economics; D016267:External Fixators / Q000191:economics; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration