Medical Definition of External fixators

1. 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. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of External Fixators

external coupling
external couplings
external cuneate nucleus
external defibrillator
external dental epithelium
external drive
external ear
external ears
external exudative retinopathy
external fertilization
external fistula
external fixation
external fixators (current term)
external gill
external haemorrhoid
external haemorrhoids
external hydrocephalus
external iliac artery
external iliac lymph nodes
external iliac plexus
external iliac vein
external intercostal membrane
external intercostal muscles
external jugular vein
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