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  2. External fixation - Wikipedia

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    External fixation is a surgical treatment wherein Kirschner pins and wires are inserted and affixed into bone and then exit the body to be attached to an external apparatus composed of rings and threaded rods — the Ilizarov apparatus, the Taylor Spatial Frame, and the Octopod External Fixator — which immobilises the damaged limb to facilitate healing. [1]

  3. Ilizarov apparatus - Wikipedia

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    In 1968, Ilizarov successfully treated the non-union osteopathy of Valeriy Brumel, a Soviet athlete, who suffered a broken ankle and a broken shinbone (tibia) of the right leg, [1] had undergone more than twenty failed bone-repair surgeries in three years, and yet his broken leg-bones had not healed and the leg was shorter than before the ...

  4. The Best Ways to Treat and Prevent Shin Splints ... - AOL

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    We asked physical therapists for the best stretches to help to treat and prevent shin splints, also known as Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome.

  5. Tibia shaft fracture - Wikipedia

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    Tibia shaft fracture is a fracture of the proximal (upper) third of the tibia (lower leg bone). Due to the location of the tibia on the shin, it is the most commonly fractured long bone in the body. Due to the location of the tibia on the shin, it is the most commonly fractured long bone in the body.

  6. Bone healing - Wikipedia

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    Age, bone type, drug therapy and pre-existing bone pathology are factors that affect healing. The role of bone healing is to produce new bone without a scar as seen in other tissues which would be a structural weakness or deformity. [2] The process of the entire regeneration of the bone can depend on the angle of dislocation or fracture.

  7. Tigers OF Akil Baddoo has surgery for broken bone in hand and ...

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    LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo had surgery to repair a broken bone in his right hand and will miss the start of the regular season. Manager A.J. Hinch said Friday ...

  8. Tibial plateau fracture - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] In those who are otherwise healthy, treatment is generally by surgery. [1] Occasionally, if the bones are well aligned and the ligaments of the knee are intact, people may be treated without surgery. [2] They represent about 1% of broken bones. [2] They occur most commonly in middle aged males and older females. [3]

  9. Bone fracture - Wikipedia

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    An open fracture (or compound fracture) is a bone fracture where the broken bone breaks through the skin. [2] A bone fracture may be the result of high force impact or stress , or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis , osteopenia , bone cancer , or osteogenesis imperfecta ...