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Descriptor English:   External Fixators 
Descriptor Spanish:   Fijadores Externos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Fixadores Externos 
Synonyms English:   Device, External Fixation
Devices, External Fixation
External Fixation Device
External Fixation Devices
External Fixator
Fixation Device, External
Fixation Devices, External
Fixator, External
Fixators, External  
Tree Number:   E07.858.442.660.430
E07.858.690.725.430
Definition English:   External devices which hold wires or pins that are placed through one or both cortices of bone in order to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. These devices allow easy access to wounds, adjustment during the course of healing, and more functional use of the limbs involved. 
Indexing Annotation English:   for fracture fixation
See Related English:   Osteogenesis, Distraction
 
History Note English:   91 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ES ethics
HI history MI microbiology
PS parasitology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data SD supply & distribution
TD trends VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   28930 
Unique Identifier:   D016267 

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