Internal fixation

Internal fixation
Metallic implants to repair fractures to the radius and ulna, note the visible break in the ulna (right forearm)

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] 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.
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