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A Reliable and Reproducible Critical-Sized Segmental Femoral Defect Model in Rats Stabilized with a Custom External Fixator
Published on: March 24, 2019
Improvised External Fixation-a Modification
James Henderson1, Hyder Ridha, Patrick Gillespie
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, NR4 7UY UK.
Abstract:
A modification is presented to a commonly used type of improvised external fixator for hand fractures. Our modified fixator is easy to apply and allows fracture manipulation in three dimensions after application, before the cement sets.
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