"External 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.
External devices which hold wires or pins that are placed through one or both cortices of bone in order to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. These devices allow easy access to wounds, adjustment during the course of healing, and more functional use of the limbs involved.
| Descriptor ID |
D016267
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.442.660.430 E07.858.690.725.430
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| Concept/Terms |
External Fixators- External Fixators
- External Fixator
- Fixator, External
- Fixators, External
- Fixation Devices, External
- Device, External Fixation
- Devices, External Fixation
- External Fixation Device
- External Fixation Devices
- Fixation Device, External
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "External Fixators" by people in Profiles.
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Gershkovich G, Kahan DM, Kozin SH, Zlotolow DA. Outcomes in Early Versus Late Presentation of Focal Fibrocartilaginous Dysplasia Affecting the Upper Extremity: A Review of 4 Cases. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Jul; 38(6):e360-e368.
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Hindin DI, Muetterties CE, Mehta C, Boukovalas S, Lee JC, Bradley JP. Treatment of Isolated Zygomatic Arch Fracture: Improved Outcomes with External Splinting. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May; 139(5):1162e-1171e.
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Refsland S, Kozin SH, Zlotolow DA. Ulnar Distraction Osteogenesis in the Treatment of?Forearm Deformities in Children With Multiple?Hereditary Exostoses. J Hand Surg Am. 2016 Sep; 41(9):888-95.
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Matsumoto T, Parekh SG. Midtarsal Reconstructive Arthrodesis Using a Multi-Axial Correction Fixator in Charcot Midfoot Arthropathy. Foot Ankle Spec. 2015 Dec; 8(6):472-8.
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Qu H, Knabe C, Radin S, Garino J, Ducheyne P. Percutaneous external fixator pins with bactericidal micron-thin sol-gel films for the prevention of pin tract infection. Biomaterials. 2015 Sep; 62:95-105.
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Danoff JR, Saifi C, Goodspeed DC, Reid JS. Outcome of 28 open pilon fractures with injury severity-based fixation. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2015 Apr; 25(3):569-75.
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Evans AR, Routt ML, Nork SE, Krieg JC. Oblique distraction external pelvic fixation. J Orthop Trauma. 2012 May; 26(5):322-6.
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Eichinger JK, McKenzie CS, Devine JG. Evaluation of pediatric lower extremity fractures managed with external fixation: outcomes in a deployed environment. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2012 Jan; 41(1):15-9.
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Cullinane DC, Schiller HJ, Zielinski MD, Bilaniuk JW, Collier BR, Como J, Holevar M, Sabater EA, Sems SA, Vassy WM, Wynne JL. Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guidelines for hemorrhage in pelvic fracture--update and systematic review. J Trauma. 2011 Dec; 71(6):1850-68.
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Chen NC, Julka A. Hinged external fixation of the elbow. Hand Clin. 2010 Aug; 26(3):423-33, vii.