Disease relevance of Fracture Fixation

• The use of methylmethacrylate as an adjunct to conventional fracture fixation has improved markedly the results of pathological fracture management [1].
• The size and volume of plates and screws for fracture fixation of the hand (1.5-mm screws and titanium miniplates, 2.0-mm screws and stainless-steel AO miniplates, and 2.7-mm screws and stainless-steel AO miniplates) were compared against the phalanges and metacarpal bones and the surrounding soft tissue from male cadavers of Asian decent [2].
• The fracture fixation capability of the Gamma Locking Nail was compared with the Omega Compression Hip Screw using cadaver femurs with simulated intertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures [3].

High impact information on Fracture Fixation

• Commercial implants from poly(L/DL-lactide) 70:30 are used clinically for fracture fixation in regions of low load [4].
• We evaluated bone microhardness at the interface with hydroxyapatite-coated stainless-steel pins used in an external fracture fixation system [5].
• Calcium phosphate fibers designed for reinforcement of bioabsorbable fracture fixation devices were evaluated for their properties upon annealing [6].
• In order to develop a biodegradable interlocking nail for fracture fixation, polylactic acid (PLLA) rods were implanted in the femoral bone of young pigs [7].
• PARTICIPANTS: Head-injured patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 4 to 10 within 6 hours of hospital admission requiring no major extracranial surgery with the exception of isolated lower-extremity fracture fixation [8].

Biological context of Fracture Fixation

• In order to investigate the effect of a new institute-designed absorbable hydroxyapatite microparticles/poly-DL-lactide (HA/PDLLA) fracture fixation devices on experimental fracture healing, 25 rabbits with a transverse transcondylar osteotomy of the distal femur were fixed intramedullary by a HA/PDLLA rod (4.5 mm in diameter, 30-40 mm in length) [9].

Anatomical context of Fracture Fixation

• This report illustrates two cases of brachial artery injury in which heparin-bonded shunts were used to establish blood flow to the distal extremity before fracture fixation [10].
• The effect of trans-stifle external skeletal fixation and hyaluronic acid therapy on articular cartilage in the dog [11].
• The microstructural characteristics of the newly formed bone tissue at the interface with hydroxyapatite-coated and uncoated stainless steel pins used in an external fracture fixation system have been evaluated [12].

Associations of Fracture Fixation with chemical compounds

• Porous titanium fiber implants for cementless skeletal fixation by bone ingrowth were treated with a calcium phosphate coating applied by a plasma flame-spray technique [13].
• A skeletal fixation system employing plates made of polylactic and polyglycolic acid has been employed at Indiana University Medical Center since July 1993 in 105 craniofacial reconstructions, 45 cases of maxillofacial trauma, 10 craniotomy flap repairs, and five cases involving reconstruction of the laryngotrachea [14].
• External skeletal fixation using methylmethacrylate. Current technique, clinical results, and indications [15].
• All patients with femur fractures admitted to the trauma service of a Level I trauma center between January 1, 1995, and August 1, 1998, who were older than 18 years of age and who had IM fracture fixation within 24 hours of admission and serum lactate determinations on admission and at proscribed intervals, were included in the study [16].
• Transforming growth factor beta 1 was mixed into a blend of L-lactide oligomer and a copolymer of epsilon-caprolactone and DL-lactide that was placed in the grooves of a self reinforced fracture fixation pin made of poly-LD-lactic acid copolymer [17].

Gene context of Fracture Fixation

• We compared two different subtrochanteric fracture fixation techniques, an intramedullary hip screw system (IMHS) and an extramedullary, dual sliding screw-plate system (MSP), to determine relative fixation stability [18].
• In contrast, in patients who demonstrated initial IL-6 values above 500 pg/dL, it may be advantageous to delay the interval between primary temporary fracture stabilization and secondary definitive fracture fixation for more than 4 days [19].
• In Part 1, 40 transverse acetabular fractures were repaired with anterior column plating using 10-hole curved reconstructions plates with one of four screw configurations to evaluate the effect of screw placement and number on fracture fixation stiffness [20].
• SRS cancellous bone cement augmentation of calcaneal fracture fixation [21].
• Complications encountered while using thin-wire-hybrid-external fixation modular frames for fracture fixation. A retrospective clinical analysis and possible support for "Damage Control Orthopaedic Surgery" [22].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Fracture Fixation

• A transverse transcondylar osteotomy of the distal femur was fixed with an axially placed absorbable fracture fixation screw made of polyglycolide (PGA) in 25 rabbits [23].
• Increase of stability in external fracture fixation by hydroxyapatite-coated bone screws [24].

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