"Internal Fixators" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Internal devices used in osteosynthesis to hold the position of the fracture in proper alignment. By applying the principles of biomedical engineering, the surgeon uses metal plates, nails, rods, etc., for the correction of skeletal defects.
| Descriptor ID |
D016268
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.370 E07.858.442.660.460 E07.858.690.725.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Internal Fixators- Internal Fixators
- Fixator, Internal
- Fixators, Internal
- Internal Fixator
- Fixation Devices, Internal
- Device, Internal Fixation
- Devices, Internal Fixation
- Fixation Device, Internal
- Internal Fixation Device
- Internal Fixation Devices
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Internal Fixators" by people in Profiles.
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Iatrogenic Spondylolisthesis Following Open Lumbar Laminectomy: Case Series and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurg. 2018 May; 113:e383-e390.
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Systematic CT evaluation of reduction and hardware positioning of surgically treated calcaneal fractures: a reliability analysis. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2017 Sep; 137(9):1261-1267.
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Adjacent segmental degeneration following Wallis interspinous stabilization implantation: Biomechanical explanations and the value of magnetic resonance imaging. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Jun; 96(22):e7056.
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis: a neglected pathogen of infections involving fracture-fixation devices. Int Orthop. 2017 06; 41(6):1085-1091.
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Anterior screw fixation of odontoid fractures comparing younger and elderly patients. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Jul 15; 32(16):1714-20.