Preferred Label : internal fixators;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : internal fixation devices; device, internal fixation; internal fixation device; fixation device, internal; fixator, internal; fixators, internal; internal fixator; fixation devices, internal; devices, internal fixation;
MeSH annotation : for fracture fixation;
Origin ID : D016268;
UMLS CUI : C0079635;
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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.
https://www.cochrane.org/fr/CD001708/reparation-dune-fracture-comparee-au-remplacement-partiel-ou-total-de-larticulation-pour-le-traitement-des-fractures-de-la-hanche-situees-a-linterieur-de-larticulation-de-la-hanche
2011
false
true
false
United Kingdom
France
femoral fractures
internal fixators
treatment outcome
review of literature
french abstract
arthroplasty
adult
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