Internal fixation

Internal fixation
Orthopedic implants to repair fractures to the radius and ulna, note the visible break in the ulna (right forearm)
ICD-9-CM78.5
MeSHD005593

Internal fixation is an operation in orthopedics that involves the surgical implementation of implants for the purpose of repairing a bone, a concept that dates to the mid-nineteenth century and was made applicable for routine treatment in the mid-twentieth century.[1][page needed] An internal fixator may be made of stainless steel, titanium alloy,[2] or cobalt-chrome alloy.[3]

Types of internal fixators include:

  1. ^ Schlich T (2002). Surgery, Science and Industry. A Revolution in Fracture Care, 1950s–1990s. Houndsmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave.
  2. ^ General Principles of Internal Fixation at eMedicine
  3. ^ "BioDur®CCM® Alloy". Carpenter. Retrieved 8 May 2019.