title: Fixin internal fixator: concept and technique.
abstract: This report describes the Fixin internal fixator system(a), a fracture fixation device characterised by a locking conical coupling between screw heads and titanium alloy inserts that are screwed into a stainless steel plate construct. The mechanical principles, implants, instruments and surgical technique are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Veterinaria Milano Sud, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Via Liberazione 26, 20068 Peschiera Borromeo (Mi), Italy. massimo.petazzoni@cvmilanosud.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petazzoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urizzi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Verdonck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jaeger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004867:Equipment Design; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016268:Internal Fixators / Q000662:veterinary*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013193:Stainless Steel
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel