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Fractures: Bone Repair

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Treatment for a fracture is based on the type of break, the bone affected, and the patient's age.
Minor fractures with no bone displacement are treated by immobilizing the fractured bone using a cast or splint. However, in the case of fractures with displaced bones, the broken bones are repositioned before immobilization to ensure successful healing without deformation and loss of function. The realignment of fractured bone ends is performed through a process called reduction. If the...

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Adjustable Stiffness, External Fixator for the Rat Femur Osteotomy and Segmental Bone Defect Models

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Southwick osteotomy stabilised with external fixator.

Predrag Grubor¹, Milorad Mitkovic², Milan Grubor³

¹Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Medical Archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

|January 9, 2015

Summary

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Southwick osteotomy effectively treats chronic epiphysiolysis of the femoral head. This surgical technique allows for stable fixation and early patient mobility, preventing hip chondrolysis and enabling non-surgical post-operative deformity correction.

Area of Science:

Orthopedic Surgery
Pediatric Orthopedics
Hip Preservation Surgery

Background:

Epiphysiolysis of the femoral head is a common skeletal injury in late pre-puberty and puberty.
This condition requires effective surgical management to prevent long-term complications.

Keywords:

Southwick osteotomy external fixator

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