Dr. Scott Maling spoke to Northeast Valley News about “external fixation” a technology to treat patients with severe ankle and foot deformations. The robotic boot is known as Synthes AutoStrut ...

After her severe crash in the Olympic downhill, Lindsey Vonn has shared a photo from the hospital. It shows a metal support frame that stabilizes the fracture from the outside. Nevertheless, she gives ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON – Despite a growing trend toward open reduction and internal fixation of unstable distal radius ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of circular external fixation does not affect the overall salvage or complication rate when dealing ...

, University of Cruz Alta, RS Brazil; , and , University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WVa; , and , Brazil. Although results of studies employing external fixation are quite good, successful ...

Intra-articular fractures of the distal radius (IFDR) represent high energy, complex, unstable injuries, and account for approximately one-sixth of the fractures observed in emergency rooms. 1,2 The ...

Washington quarterback Alex Smith took a significant step in his recovery on Monday, getting the external fixator removed from his right leg. Essentially a bulky metal halo encircling his lower leg, ...

"I wanted to write to Lindsay Vonn to congratulate her. I also wanted to commiserate, having seen photos of her external fixator, which includes 20 screws." ...

A case series found that skin-stretching external fixation devices coupled with negative pressure wound therapy was effective in treating large skin defects, suggesting that this method may be a ...