Manual of Fractures: Treatment by External Skeletal Fixation |
Common terms and phrases
adjusting screws ampule anesthetic angle arthrodesis blood bone ends bone graft calcis cent clavicle comminuted fractures compound fractures connecting bar assembly cortex cortices delayed union demineralization displacement distal fragment drill edentulous ephedrine ether extensor external fixation external skeletal fixation femoral femur fibula firm bony union forearm frac fracture line half-pin unit healing humerus immobilization infiltration injection injury intravenous lateral surface lower malunion mandible medial ment method muscle nerve operation osteomyelitis osteotomy patient periosteal permits pin bar pin insertion pin reaction pin seepage pin sites pin unit plaster cast posterior Postoperative x-ray Preoperative x-ray procaine proper proximal fragment radius removed right-angled pin rigid fixation second pin shaft skeletal traction skin soft tissues solution spinal anesthesia spinal needle splint applied Stader splint sterile supination syringe tibia tion traction treatment of fractures triceps brachii tures type of fracture ulna union and nonunion upper pin usually weeks weight-bearing wound x-ray film