"Fracture Fixation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals.
| Descriptor ID |
D005592
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Fracture Fixation- Fracture Fixation
- Fixation, Fracture
- Fixations, Fracture
- Fracture Fixations
- Skeletal Fixation
- Fixation, Skeletal
- Fixations, Skeletal
- Skeletal Fixations
- Fracture Reduction
- Fracture Reductions
- Reduction, Fracture
- Reductions, Fracture
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fracture Fixation" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical stabilization of severe chest wall injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 01 01; 92(1):98-102.
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Surgical stabilization of rib fractures in octogenarians and beyond-what are the outcomes? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 06 01; 90(6):1014-1021.
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Outcome after surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures and moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (CWIS-TBI). J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 03 01; 90(3):492-500.
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A multicenter, prospective, controlled clinical trial of surgical stabilization of rib fractures in patients with severe, nonflail fracture patterns (Chest Wall Injury Society NONFLAIL). J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Feb; 88(2):249-257.
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Clinical and radiographic comparison of single-sugar-tong splint to long-arm cast immobilization for pediatric forearm fractures. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2019 Nov; 28(6):549-552.
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New Five-Factor Modified Frailty Index Predicts Morbidity and Mortality in Geriatric Hip Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Jul; 33(7):319-323.
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Where Are the Advancements in the Management of Mandibular Condylar Process Fractures? Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2017 Mar; 25(1):ix.
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Current management of hemorrhage from severe pelvic fractures: Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 May; 80(5):717-23; discussion 723-5.
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Extended indications for foot and ankle arthroscopy. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2014 Jan; 22(1):10-9.
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Evaluation of pediatric lower extremity fractures managed with external fixation: outcomes in a deployed environment. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2012 Jan; 41(1):15-9.