Sentence examples for by the external fixator from inspiring English sources
Complications associated with the prolonged use of the external fixation and the inconvenience caused by the external fixator have decreased the popularity of this method for the patients.
Deformities in the sagittal plane were not recorded owing to the obstruction of view by the external fixator.
Compressive forces generated during incremental fixator foot ring displacement to 20 mm and incremental screw tightening were measured using a custom-fabricated instrumented miniature external fixator spanning the transverse tarsal joint.The maximum compressive force generated by the external fixator averaged 186% of that produced by the screws (range, 104%-391%).
If well reduced, these will only demand control of bending and torsion moments by the external fixator as any further shortening is prevented by virtue of a good reduction and the transverse pattern.
Therefore, adequate stability may be accomplished by the external fixator alone such that those distal tibial fractures with fibular fractures above the level of the syndesmosis should not require adjunctive fixation (Fig. 5).
Three variables which directly influence the contribution to stability by the external fixator are: the bone-pin interface, the components of the fixator; the fixator configuration (how it is assembled on the inserted bone pins).
Five of them were treated by reapplied pins and one was treated by reapplication of the external fixator for further lengthening.
After pin placement the internal fixation of the intra-articular fragments is performed by individual fixation and the external fixator is applied at the end of the operation in neutral ulnar/radial abduction and slight dorsal extension to allow for full power grip [79].
After 14 weeks of functional rehabilitation, solid union was confirmed by radiographs and the external fixator removed.
The mechanical axis was also assessed during postoperative follow-up, and adjustment of any mechanical axis deviation was performed as needed by adjustment of the external fixator.
The mean external fixation index (EFI) was computed by dividing the number of days in the external fixator by the final regenerate length (Isaac et al. 2008).
